Szilard's words haunt the AI age: 'It is the tragedy of mankind'
CatAstro_Piyush · x · 2026-11-10
Standing before the Hiroshima A-bomb dome and the famous photo of Einstein reading the atom bomb news, the author reflects on how history "actually happened," and answers with Leo Szilard's quote:
> "My answer is that this is not the tragedy of the scientist; it is the tragedy of mankind."
As AI capabilities race forward, the post resonates as a reminder from the inventors of the atomic bomb about who ultimately bears the consequences of world-changing technology.
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