"Fake AI Incidents Are a Bigger Threat Than Autonomous AI," Argues Srinivasan
robleclerc · x · 2026-09-26
Perry Metzger sketches a scenario where EAs fake an AI incident with pre-arranged media appearances and pre-drafted legislation to whip up fear. Balaji Srinivasan amplifies: this manufactured-crisis threat is greater than autonomous AI, and the best protection is "better and more ubiquitous AI" to verify claims. A debate over AI-safety narrative manipulation and lobbying.
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