Skeptic picks apart the 'AI copies itself' doomsday scenario: where are the details?
recallingmemories · reddit · 2026-09-13
A Reddit user challenges the quality of AI doomsday arguments, noting that the concrete scenario offered—"it's smart enough to kill us, you can't unplug it because it copies itself to other computers"—skips every key step. The author argues this amounts to fear-mongering via "it's beyond your understanding," while clarifying he doesn't deny risks when LLMs are directed by humans with tool access.
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