Bengio Repeated His 'We Can't Just Turn It Off' AI Risk Warning to Heads of State at UNGA
danfaggella · x · 2026-10-03
Responding to Gary Marcus's critique of Hinton, Dan Faggella argues the 'we can't just turn it off' argument is not a Hinton quirk: Bengio has made essentially the same point, including at the UNGA last week in front of heads of state. Marcus clarifies he isn't writing off AGI risk entirely—he believes current AI poses real risks—but remains skeptical of the more speculative existential-loss-of-control takes that figures like Bengio treat as serious.
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