Michael Jordan's new essay declares superintelligence is science fiction
gleech · x · 2026-10-13
Melanie Mitchell shares machine learning luminary Michael Jordan's (UC Berkeley) new essay "Superintelligence is Science Fiction." gleech reposts it alongside his counterpoint citing survey data showing 51% of researchers assign >10% probability to extinction-level AI outcomes — highlighting the clash between a top scholar's skepticism and researcher survey data.
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