Side-channel expert challenges superintelligence threat narrative in viral AI safety spat
anshulkundaje · x · 2026-09-19
An X debate on superintelligence risk: tszzl argued that anyone who understands computer security knows the threat scenario is possible, dismissing skeptics as calling it sci-fi hype. Communications researcher Vishal Misra pushed back, saying he knows side-channel attacks and shared-medium communication well but doesn't understand superintelligence — and asked for a step-by-step walkthrough of why the scenario should actually scare us.
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