binarybits: We Should Forecast Emerging AI Risks, Warned of AI Hacking Tools Back in 2023
binarybits · x · 2026-10-01
In a discussion on AI risk, binarybits concedes some AI critics have been overly dismissive of risks, but argues we should forecast which risks will emerge and prepare accordingly. He notes he wrote in 2023 predicting powerful AI hacking tools and possibly rogue AI agents, calling for more preparation — a direct rebuttal to the claim that long-term risks distract from present-day ones.
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