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Why the sudden shift to "existential AI risk" from companies that still make basic deployment mistakes?

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Is anyone else skeptical about Anthropic and OpenAI’s recent push to slow down AI development over "existential risks"? As models keep advancing and solving previously unsolvable problems, the competition is getting fierce. It feels convenient that the narrative suddenly shifted from standard engin…

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  1. 2026-09-14 14:12 · r/learnmachinelearning
    Why the sudden shift to "existential AI risk" from companies that still make basic deployment mistakes?

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