Pinker calls for sober AI safety engineering

Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker argues fears of AI-driven extinction are overblown and declined a public debate with blogger Scott Alexander, who puts extinction odds at 20%. Pinker advocates sober safety engineering built on independent oversight, liability, and human control.

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