Researcher reverses stance: recent evidence overturns his reasons AI risk is fine
wfithian · x · 2026-09-22
Public health researcher timcolbourn says he used to think AI posed no catastrophic risk, but empirical evidence from recent months has overturned three of his main reasons for that view. He lays out the argument in a 9-tweet thread and invites direct debate on the substance.
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