Guardian: AI Leaders Knew the Extinction Threat Decades Ago but Pressed On Anyway
nordicinst · x · 2026-09-28
A Guardian op-ed by Judith Levine argues AI leaders knew the dangers decades ago but pressed on, driven by curiosity and profit. Key points:
- CMU Robotics Institute founder Hans Moravec predicted cyber-intelligence would surpass humans within 40 years, a quarter-century ago.
- Experts were well aware of recursive self-improvement risks long before the public debate.
- The piece uses Anthropic scientist Jacob Coxon's recent existential-dread post on X as its starting point.
- It also criticizes data centers draining Nordic power and water, urging Europe to steer the AI storm rather than chase it.
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