How does a data-center AI take over the physical world? Only general robots worry me
binarybits · x · 2026-11-14
The author questions the concrete path for a data-center AI to take over the physical world before general-purpose robots exist. The usual story—that AIs bribe or trick humans into doing their bidding—seems very implausible to him. Once general-purpose robots arrive, however, his concern rises sharply.
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