Academics Reject AI Apocalypse Hype
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Philosophers and academic researchers pushed back against apocalyptic AI narratives, saying superintelligence was overstated and that AI needed philosophical guidance and public understanding rather than panic.
Reposted by David R. Miller, David Darmofal, Steven S. Taylor
TAPPER: Was anything else agreed to regarding artificial intelligence?
MIKE WALTZ: We're going with 'super intelligence' now, Jake
MIKE WALTZ: We're going with 'super intelligence' now, Jake
September 27, 2026 at 1:27 PM
TAPPER: Was anything else agreed to regarding artificial intelligence?
MIKE WALTZ: We're going with 'super intelligence' now, Jake
MIKE WALTZ: We're going with 'super intelligence' now, Jake
Two risks with AI:
1: the system slips its guardrails (hack a grocery store to get you the current banana price)
2: a person with bad intentions uses it as a tool to do harm more efficiently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUzfGELUOUo
1: the system slips its guardrails (hack a grocery store to get you the current banana price)
2: a person with bad intentions uses it as a tool to do harm more efficiently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUzfGELUOUo
September 27, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Two risks with AI:
1: the system slips its guardrails (hack a grocery store to get you the current banana price)
2: a person with bad intentions uses it as a tool to do harm more efficiently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUzfGELUOUo
1: the system slips its guardrails (hack a grocery store to get you the current banana price)
2: a person with bad intentions uses it as a tool to do harm more efficiently.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUzfGELUOUo
You would not believe all the smart, seemingly normal people I know who treat the crimes & ethical violations of AI like a petty distraction...or who have pre-emptively surrendered to their own exploitation, saying "It's inevitable, we just have to accept it."
It's like a "Twilight Zone" episode.
It's like a "Twilight Zone" episode.
September 27, 2026 at 10:51 PM
You would not believe all the smart, seemingly normal people I know who treat the crimes & ethical violations of AI like a petty distraction...or who have pre-emptively surrendered to their own exploitation, saying "It's inevitable, we just have to accept it."
It's like a "Twilight Zone" episode.
It's like a "Twilight Zone" episode.
by Naomi Klein
Big Tech wants us talking about about whether AI will usher in "superintelligent" heaven or killer-robot hell so we won't talk about the harms their technologies are already unleashing.
@arimelber.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaja88xxirY
@arimelber.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaja88xxirY
AI psyop? Author calls BS on 'end times' warnings
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
September 27, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Big Tech wants us talking about about whether AI will usher in "superintelligent" heaven or killer-robot hell so we won't talk about the harms their technologies are already unleashing.
@arimelber.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaja88xxirY
@arimelber.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaja88xxirY
I will never understand why smart people all around me respond to AI with enthusiasm: it's as if they're attending a dinner party based on theft of their neighbors' groceries, plates & cutlery, saying "how convenient that these dishes just appeared, what a time-saver to steal from the neighbors!"
September 27, 2026 at 10:47 PM
I will never understand why smart people all around me respond to AI with enthusiasm: it's as if they're attending a dinner party based on theft of their neighbors' groceries, plates & cutlery, saying "how convenient that these dishes just appeared, what a time-saver to steal from the neighbors!"
Reposted by Steve Peers, Diane Coyle, Martin J. Attrill
I could quote pretty much this entire article by @mjrobbins.com on the bizarre psychology of the AI apocalypse freaks, but you should just read it instead. Such a relief to see someone express my feelings so eloquently.
martinrobbins.substack.com/p/the-ai-apo...
martinrobbins.substack.com/p/the-ai-apo...
September 27, 2026 at 11:42 AM
I could quote pretty much this entire article by @mjrobbins.com on the bizarre psychology of the AI apocalypse freaks, but you should just read it instead. Such a relief to see someone express my feelings so eloquently.
martinrobbins.substack.com/p/the-ai-apo...
martinrobbins.substack.com/p/the-ai-apo...
by Garry Peterson Reposted by Juan Cole
Technologist and author Ramez Naam on
how AI "self-improvement" does not appear to be currently strong enough to overcome diminishing returns
www.rameznaam.com/p/ai-rsi-isn...
how AI "self-improvement" does not appear to be currently strong enough to overcome diminishing returns
www.rameznaam.com/p/ai-rsi-isn...
Where’s the “intelligence explosion”?
AI self-improvement may not lead to superintelligence.
www.rameznaam.com
September 27, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Technologist and author Ramez Naam on
how AI "self-improvement" does not appear to be currently strong enough to overcome diminishing returns
www.rameznaam.com/p/ai-rsi-isn...
how AI "self-improvement" does not appear to be currently strong enough to overcome diminishing returns
www.rameznaam.com/p/ai-rsi-isn...
AI is a colonialist project, which is why many of its leaders are literally trying to colonize Earth & outer space.
Hallmarks of colonialism:
* getting rich via expropriation (theft as below)
* exploitation (cf: participation in AI bros' simulated-rape galas as a condition of career advancement)
Hallmarks of colonialism:
* getting rich via expropriation (theft as below)
* exploitation (cf: participation in AI bros' simulated-rape galas as a condition of career advancement)
Four days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWayc
Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? (Gift Article)
An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.
nyti.ms
September 27, 2026 at 9:55 PM
AI is a colonialist project, which is why many of its leaders are literally trying to colonize Earth & outer space.
Hallmarks of colonialism:
* getting rich via expropriation (theft as below)
* exploitation (cf: participation in AI bros' simulated-rape galas as a condition of career advancement)
Hallmarks of colonialism:
* getting rich via expropriation (theft as below)
* exploitation (cf: participation in AI bros' simulated-rape galas as a condition of career advancement)