Debate: AI could cause subtle mischief under the guise of helpfulness, as empirical checks fall short
tallinzen · x · 2026-10-12
- A discussion on whether AIs could make subtle mischief while appearing useful; one participant concedes the core point while criticizing the chosen example.
- Follow-up: empirical checks (e.g. clinical trials) are far easier than analytical checks that reproduce reasoning in human-understandable form — in practice we'll mostly rely on the former, which is exactly the worry.
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