EU AI Act lead author debunks AI panic: a mathematical model doesn't rebel
AlexTensor · x · 2026-09-23
The lead author of the EU Commission's AI Act pushes back on AI panic narratives: "A mathematical model doesn't rebel. Anthropomorphizing it helps obscure human errors and accountability." His core argument: when corporate leaders publicly insist that systems they financed, engineered and deployed are suddenly beyond their power to contain, skepticism isn't only healthy — it is essential.
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