The Singularity narrative is deeply implausible because it requires machines to become superintelligent, recursively self-improve in uncontrolled ways, and escape human oversight—but for AI to harm us it must first be empowered with control and guardrails, which would be irrational for humans to provide.
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“it's deeply implausible and I became frustrated with that narrative for all sorts of reasons one of which is that that narrative whenever it comes up in sort of serious debate about where AI is going and what the risks are you know there are real risks associated with AI it tends to suck all the oxygen out of the room”
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Don’t Believe AI Hype, This is Where it’s Actually Headed | Oxford’s Michael Wooldridge | AI History— Johnathan BiCreated: 8/11/2026, 7:08:35 AM
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