Marco Arguelles argues China would never join an AI slowdown pact if doom were real
AIandDesign · x · 2026-09-14
In a debate on AI risk, Marco Arguelles argues it's hard to believe China would openly join a 'slow down for humanity' effort if AI truly threatened to kill everyone, using this as grounds for skepticism of doom narratives. The thread devolves into mutual accusations of failing critical thinking over whether secret US-China crisis talks exist.
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