Dan Williams(@danwilliamsphil):I think the arguments that misaligned or rogue AIs pose an existential risk should be taken seriously, as should the fact that many smart people are persuaded by them. But I don’t think we should be especially deferential to “AI experts” on this issue, because the object-level arguments go far beyond questions of narrow technical expertise, as I argue here:

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Dan Williams@danwilliamsphil

2026.09.10 17:18

I think the arguments that misaligned or rogue AIs pose an existential risk should be taken seriously, as should the fact that many smart people are persuaded by them. But I don’t think we should be especially deferential to “AI experts” on this issue, because the object-level arguments go far beyond questions of narrow technical expertise, as I argue here: