Researcher warns AI catastrophe may arrive before the world adopts a real risk strategy
davidmanheim · x · 2026-10-14
AI safety researcher David Manheim responds to Sandra Wachter's vision of pushing past risk avoidance toward AI-driven flourishing, likening it to the Kellogg–Briand Pact—ambitious beyond its era yet foundational for post-WWII norms. He worries the world may suffer a global-scale AI disaster before embracing a genuinely proactive vision, as reactive risk management ultimately proves ineffective.
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