Debate: don't blindly trust AI CEOs, but 'cover our eyes and hope you fail' isn't AI safety either
notkilleveryoneist · reddit · 2026-10-20
A Reddit post argues that while AI CEOs shouldn't be trusted blindly given their incentives, the public response to companies building superhuman AI shouldn't be willful ignorance — engagement and oversight beat denial. Includes a podcast clip discussing AI's mixed benefits and risks (e.g. in medicine), with broad agreement in comments.
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