Humans, not rogue AI, are still the biggest cybersecurity risk to energy systems
What's happening
The conversation across forums and press is dominated by renewed fears that AI could cause catastrophic harm, including headlines asking if AI could "kill us" and roundtable coverage about AI extinction and bioweapons. Amid that panic, community posts on Hacker News and r/artificial show divided reactions, from calls to slow down AI to personal anxiety and debates over whether the risks are overhyped. A recurring practical point in posts is that both optimistic and apocalyptic AI narratives depend on more electricity and infrastructure to scale.
Why it's trending
Public anxiety and high-profile coverage about AI extinction risks have spiked discussion and debate across tech forums and mainstream outlets right now.
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Everyone is asking how AI could end humanity, but the immediate weak link is still people and infrastructure, not rogue models running amok.
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- Humans, not rogue AI, are still the biggest cybersecurity risk to energy systems
Before recent high-profile hacks raised the specter of AI possibly "killing all humans," our energy systems were already disturbingly vulnerable to cyberattack - and the risk is growing. "We were always prey. We were just kind of surviving at the appetite of our predators," Joshua Corman, executive in residence for public safety and resilience at […]
The Verge AISep 20 - AI companies sell us both fear and hope. But both stories need the same thing: more electricity.
I keep hearing two very different stories about AI. One story is full of hope. AI will become much smarter. It will transform science, medicine, industry, and our daily lives. The other story is full of fear. AI may become more powerful than humans. We may lose jobs. We may even lose control of it. These stories sound like opposites. But I noticed something strange. Both stories lead to the same c
r/artificialSep 20 - Not all AI workers think the tech could kill everyoneHackerNewsSep 20
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