binarybits joins AGI risk debate: not doubting AI works, but disagreeing on consequences
binarybits · x · 2026-10-10
In an ongoing thread with @DavidSKrueger and @chrislhayes, binarybits says he isn't skeptical that AI will "work" — his disagreement with David is about what happens if it does.
creabuntur counters with a historical analogy: a befuddled US government failing to take the danger seriously could let adversaries achieve hegemony, or let terrorists and accidents cause mass casualties — far-fetched, yet that's where we are today.
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