Chris Paxton: ASI is probably safer than dumb but very good tools
chris_j_paxton · x · 2026-09-13
Building on his earlier concern that AI needn't be very smart to cause massive destruction, Chris Paxton argues that, in a way, ASI is probably safer than dumb-but-very-good tools. The risk lies less in intelligence level than in powerful tools lacking judgment being misused or going out of control.
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