AI Existential Risk Is Shifting From Far Mode to Near Mode, Commenter Argues
EigenGender · x · 2026-09-13
The author argues that the past week's events mark a shift: AI existential risk is moving from "far mode" — an abstract, distant concern — toward "near mode," something that feels imminent. He adds that since it's still very far from near mode, the surrounding discourse will only get much weirder.
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