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Filed May 4, 2026
The short version
Rodney Brooks predicted on February 24, 2026: “In the Boston Globe behind a paywall. As I undertand it a *physicist* derides me as out of touch for not worrying superintelligent AI is going to kill us all. I'm not worried because we are nowhere near close to even human level. But black holes, they worry me! www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/24/b...” Verdict: Too early…
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Rodney Brooks
On February 24, 2026
“In the Boston Globe behind a paywall. As I undertand it a *physicist* derides me as out of touch for not worrying superintelligent AI is going to kill us all. I'm not worried because we are nowhere near close to even human level. But black holes, they worry me! www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/24/b...”
Follow-up
Rodney Brooks responds to a physicist's concerns about superintelligent AI, stating he is not worried as human-level AI is far off, and expresses more concern about black holes.
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