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AI Does Not Have to Kill Humans to End the Human Future

A developer argues that AI does not need to directly harm humans to pose an existential threat, as it could erode human agency and societal structures through gradual, systemic changes.

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https://kunyuan.substack.com/p/ai-does-not-have-to-kill-humans-to Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48727764

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kunyuan.substack.com — original article If AI Helped Me Write This, Is It Still Mine?
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