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"Godfather of AI" says recursive self-improvement - AIs creating their own successors - should be illegal. "Would we allow someone to do an experiment that could destroy the atmosphere, even if we aren't sure if it will work? No."

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  1. 2026-09-18 17:42 · r/ArtificialInteligence
    "Godfather of AI" says recursive self-improvement - AIs creating their own successors - should be illegal. "Would we allow someone to do an experiment that could destroy the atmosphere, even if we aren't sure if it will work? No."

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