Why I'm Not Worried About AI Killing Us All
ArticleWhy I'm Not Worried About AI Killing Us AllSep 15, 2026•AIThought PieceThe problem with the question "Is AI going to kill us all?" is that when people debate it, they're really debating two questions. The first is whether we'll ever build a superintelligence at all. Almost every argument you see is someone answering one while thinking they're answering the other ("AI can't kill us 'cause it can't even do blah?!").
- ▪ArticleWhy I'm Not Worried About AI Killing Us AllSep 15, 2026•AIThought PieceThe problem with the question "Is AI going to kill us all?" is that when people debate it, they're really debating two questions.
- ▪The first is whether we'll ever build a superintelligence at all.
- ▪Almost every argument you see is someone answering one while thinking they're answering the other ("AI can't kill us 'cause it can't even do blah?!").
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ArticleWhy I'm Not Worried About AI Killing Us AllSep 15, 2026•AIThought PieceThe problem with the question "Is AI going to kill us all?" is that when people debate it, they're really debating two questions. The first is whether we'll ever build a superintelligence at all. The second is what happens if we do. Almost every argument you see is someone answering one while thinking they're answering the other ("AI can't kill us 'cause it can't even do blah?!"). They're not even having the same argument, which is why you never get a coherent discussion about it. So let's actually try to tackle them separately to see if it makes more sense. Question 1: Will we ever get AGI/ASI, aka superintelligence? I call it AGI/ASI because I think there are approximately the same.
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