AI safety researcher: plan safety measures now before a deadly AI incident triggers rushed regulation
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-10-28
NathanpmYoung argued we should think carefully in advance about what measures to take if AI causes mass casualties, and make clear we'll probably take them, so as to avoid the deaths in the first place. His interlocutor agreed there's something to this, also worrying that if AI kills 100 people there will be a rush to DO SOMETHING — i.e., hasty, poorly designed regulation.
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