HKS professor Stephen Casper warns AI overhang could be a recipe for disruption
StephenLCasper · x · 2026-10-17
Harvard Kennedy School professor and computer scientist Stephen Casper argues that AI overhang — capabilities far surpassing how people typically use the tools — could be a "recipe for disruption," and suggests regulating the supply chain as one option to avoid it.
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