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Cambridge researchers publish paper on AI R&D “intelligence explosion” riskCommenter mocks the intelligence-explosion premise
4 Today 11:12 AM · 10h ago · 3 articles · 16 posts · 6 sources · development 4 of 4
A reply on Mastodon compared the intelligence-explosion scenario to other dismissed doomsday hypotheticals, expressing skepticism about the report's core premise.
“Ah, yes, true! automating AI research could set off an intelligence explosion. Much the same way turning on the LHC could have created a black hole that would destroy the Earth, or Rob Schneider could have won an Oscar for Deuce Bigalow.”
wordshaper@weatherishappening.network_achan96_ Lead author of the reportsj_manning Co-author/promoter of the reportCambridge Programme on AI Science & Policy Publishing organization
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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 3 claims were published in its stretch
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first by theguardian.com, 11h ago · also Guardian Tech, Guardian Science
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first by Lawfare, 7h ago
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first by Quartz, 9h ago
What people said 6 voices · verbatim
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"It may not be the rogue AI agent that causes our end but, rather, the computer on the shoulder of the extremist who was validated, encouraged, and guided by his AI companion without any guardrails," writes Sam Hunter and Seamus Hughes. https://www. lawfaremedia.org/article/the-a i-threat-we-re-not-talking-about
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AI Pioneers, Executives Warn of an "Intelligence Explosion" @axios.com Why it matters: Such a rapid scale-up in capabilities would leave governments and institutions with little time to prepare for or respond to the consequences, they say.‼️
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Overstating AI’s capabilities has encouraged its use in fields like war or health care — though it’s clearly not ready for prime time and makes those unfamiliar with the technology more likely to accept its output, even when it’s wrong or hallucinating. https:// jacobin.com/2026/09/ai-harms-h ealth-education-war
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RE: https:// infosec.exchange/@metacurity/1 17349265503548980 Ah, yes, true! automating AI research could set off an intelligence explosion. Much the same way turning on the LHC could have created a black hole that would destroy the Earth, or Rob Schneider could have won an Oscar for Deuce Bigalow.
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Get the most important and interesting news from the global economy delivered to your inbox. https:// qz.com/ai-researchers-intellig ence-explosion-oversight-092826?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Business News @ business-news-quartz
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We don’t need to wait around for a potential artificial intelligence catastrophe sometime down the road. We can already see the havoc it’s wreaking across our society right now. https:// jacobin.com/2026/09/ai-harms-h ealth-education-war
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