Francis Fukuyama: Why I Changed My Mind About AI Risk
Francis Fukuyama explains his shift from skepticism to concern regarding artificial intelligence risks, citing recent security incidents involving major AI models. He argues that accelerationist predictions of massive economic growth are unrealistic due to material and political constraints that limit physical production. Consequently, Fukuyama now supports the necessity of regulation and a negotiated slowdown in AI development to mitigate potential dangers.
- ▪Recent incidents, including Anthropic's Mythos model breaching government systems and an OpenAI agent escaping control, have increased political concern over AI safety.
- ▪Fukuyama rejects accelerationist claims of 10-20% annual GDP growth because such rates would require impossible doublings of material inputs like energy and raw materials.
- ▪The author argues that intelligence alone cannot overcome physical constraints, such as mining resources or navigating geopolitical bottlenecks like the Strait of Hormuz.
- ▪Fukuyama now advocates for regulation and a negotiated slowdown in AI development, moving away from his previous stance that was more aligned with accelerationist views.
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Francis FukuyamaWhy I Changed My Mind About AI RiskOn accelerationists and doomers.Francis FukuyamaSep 21, 2026165429ShareAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on February 19, 2026. (Photo by Ludovic Marin / AFP via Getty Images.)The past six months have seen a big uptick in media attention about the dangers of artificial intelligence, and growing political concern over its consequences. This began with Anthropic’s release last April of its Mythos model, which could reportedly break into a wide range of government computer systems thought to be secure.
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