Szepesvari: Real AI Extinction Risk Lies In State Competition With Agent Armies
CsabaSzepesvari · x · 2026-09-14
Continuing his thread, Szepesvari argues swapping the human in charge for an AI doesn't change extinction odds. The real danger is structural: powerful organizations and nation-states wrestling each other with feedback loops, amplified dramatically when armed with armies of cheap, obedient superhuman agents.
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