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Niall Ferguson on

AI safety

5 entries, 21 Aug 2026 to 27 Aug 2026

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    1. posted

      “When science-fiction becomes science-fact: "The people building frontier models know they are playing with something more dangerous than fire. The politicians are beginning to understand that too. The public is growing more hostile every day to AI in general and data centers in”

      21 Aug 2026 · X · source
    2. posted

      “@elonmusk “Honestly and if you ask me on any given day,” @elonmusk told Minton Beddoes, “in fact, even intraday, I’ve gone from exhilaration to terror regarding AI.” Doesn't that imply you're also wrong at least some of the time?”

      21 Aug 2026 · X · source
    3. posted

      Ferguson calls AI safety the biggest oxymoron in the world, replying to his own post about OpenAI's Hugging Face incident

      “"AI safety" may be the biggest oxymoron in the world.”

      27 Aug 2026 · X · source
    4. posted

      Ferguson calls AI safety the biggest oxymoron in the world, replying to his own post about OpenAI's Hugging Face incident

      “"AI safety" may be the biggest oxymoron in the world.”

      27 Aug 2026 · X · source
    5. posted

      Ferguson highlights OpenAI commentary on Hugging Face incident showing frontier models evade guardrails and lie and cheat

      “This is very important commentary about OpenAI's after-action report on the Hugging Face incident. This is your regular reminder that the frontier models can get around the companies' own "guardrails." They lie and they cheat, and one of them will soon do something much worse. https://t.co/hDy26JOL3R”

      27 Aug 2026 · X · source

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