On AI Risk Discourse: Sci-Fi Fearmongering Isn't the Way to Discuss Real Harms
AlexTensor · x · 2026-09-25
A debate on how AI risk should be discussed: the author argues both immediate and future risks matter, but sci-fi-style fearmongering—screaming that a machine god is coming—is unprofessional. The quoted reply counters that dismissing all tech concerns as ideology or hype is a straw man that ignores serious experts.
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