Pedro Domingos: We control plenty of things we don't understand, like dogs — and dogs beat AI
pmddomingos · x · 2026-09-13
Responding to alignment concerns, Pedro Domingos argues humans routinely control things they don't understand, citing dogs as an example. He adds that dogs are far smarter than current AI, signaling his skeptical take on AGI risk narratives — a characteristic debate in AI circles.
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