AI's real risk isn't recklessness, it's excessive safety, argues author
kevinnbass · x · 2026-10-01
Contrarian take on AI risk: AI hurts us not because it is too risky but because it is too safe. We trade freedom for comfort, losing pain and meaning — and our obsession with safety is the tell that the most likely risk is getting exactly what we think we want.
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