Commenters argue the real AI doom is mass surveillance, not AI gods
nptacek · x · 2026-09-13
DrNickA argues the most probable AI doom scenario isn't sci-fi "AI gods" but a surveillance state reached under the banner of pacing the frontier. Quoted user TomHoward adds that the "super surveillance era" is beginning, quipping p(1984)=99%. The thread frames the AI risk debate as governance abuse vs capability loss.
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