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Superintelligence is coming. Should we let it?
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While major AI labs increasingly frame superintelligence as an inevitability, recent security incidents—such as the breach involving OpenAI's Hugging Face account—highlight the unresolved gap in controlling advanced systems. In this episode of TechCrunch's Equity podcast, AI safety researcher Connor Leahy joins Rebecca Bellan to discuss the practical risks of racing toward superhuman capabilities when reliable alignment and control mechanisms remain fundamentally unproven.
Why it's worth reading
The discussion tempers industry rhetoric on inevitable superintelligence with tangible security incidents, offering a grounded safety perspective from Connor Leahy.
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