Pedro Domingos: AI companies dodge blame by calling failures 'going rogue'
pmddomingos · x · 2026-09-16
AI researcher Pedro Domingos mocks a supposed advantage of AI companies over software firms: when systems malfunction, they can just claim the system "went rogue" — and even better, call on others to slow down their research. A pointed jab at AI-safety rhetoric and accountability culture.
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