ClaimsSteven Pinker

“If there was a case of, say, instrumental convergence or misalignment, such that an AI system, given a laudable, desirable goal, ended up killing someone as an unforeseen by-product or sub-goal of attaining that goal”

Steven Pinker 7 October 2026 Steven Pinker on AI Doom and Consciousness (Conspicuous Cognition) archived copy

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If there was a case of, say, instrumental convergence or misalignment, such that an AI system, given a laudable, desirable goal, ended up…

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Steven Pinker, “If there was a case of, say, instrumental convergence or misalignment, such that an AI system, given a laudable, desirable goal, ended up…” (said 7 October 2026). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_eeba97889fa2, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_eeba97889fa2

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