AI safety researchers push newsrooms to drop "rogue AI" for more accurate terms
sethlazar · x · 2026-10-01
Margaret Mitchell urged headline editors to stop using "rogue AI," arguing the term breeds mass misunderstanding on critical safety issues, and offered alternatives like "uncontrolled" or "poorly restrained." Seth Lazar replied with a pun on "rouge," keeping the exchange light.
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