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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://dair-community.social/users/emilymbender/statuses/115843486001126136">Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) (emilymbender@dair-community.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 01:44:27 JST</a><a href="https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender" title="emilymbender@dair-community.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/76831-48-20221219012403.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)</a><div><a href="https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/115843483304990694" rel="in-reply-to">in reply to</a></div></section><article><p>Bengio is quoted like this as a refutation of this quote from me:</p><p>Algorithms “combust[ing] into consciousnesses” and deciding to kill us all “is not the problem I’m worried about”</p><p>See if you can spot the logical leap in his argument</p><p>&gt;&gt;</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/6026868#notice-11864491">In conversation</a><time datetime="2026-01-06T01:44:27+09:00" title="Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 01:44:27 JST">about 6 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/115843486001126136" rel="external" title="Sent from dair-community.social via ActivityPub">dair-community.social</a></span></span><a href="https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/115843486001126136">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><label><a rel="external" href="https://gnusocial.jp/attachment/5642404">Screencap from linked post: But Bengio argues that AI does not need to be self-aware to pose an existential threat. An AI tool that is trained in virology, he says, could become a tool for a terrorist to create a pandemic. In theory, an AI could cook up the idea for such a weapon on its own, especially if it saw humanity as standing in its way. Researchers have already run experiments showing that sophisticated models will engage in blackmail, corporate espionage, and even murder to avoid being turned off.</a></label><br><a href="https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/115/843/484/051/630/027/original/e3272a86fc7127a9.png" rel="external">https://cdn.masto.host/daircommunitysocial/media_attachments/files/115/843/484/051/630/027/original/e3272a86fc7127a9.png</a></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her) (emilymbender@dair-community.social)'s status on Tuesday, 06-Jan-2026 01:44:27 JST Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)
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Bengio is quoted like this as a refutation of this quote from me:
Algorithms “combust[ing] into consciousnesses” and deciding to kill us all “is not the problem I’m worried about”
See if you can spot the logical leap in his argument
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1. Screencap from linked post: But Bengio argues that AI does not need to be self-aware to pose an existential threat. An AI tool that is trained in virology, he says, could become a tool for a terrorist to create a pandemic. In theory, an AI could cook up the idea for such a weapon on its own, especially if it saw humanity as standing in its way. Researchers have already run experiments showing that sophisticated models will engage in blackmail, corporate espionage, and even murder to avoid being turned off.
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