Musk warns superintelligent AI could persuade people, including himself
Overview
Elon Musk says on X that many people will be "one-shotted" by highly persuasive superintelligent AI, and that he thinks he might be one of them.
The post gives no examples, timeline, or mechanism for how such persuasion would work.
Separately, Rohan Paul says on X that plenty of engineers merge an AI-suggested fix because the model's explanation sounded right. The post offers no data or named study to support that claim.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 19, 4:10 AM ET
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- Oct 19, 3:46 AM ET · 1 articleEngineers merge AI fixes when the model's explanation sounds rightRohan Paul: Engineers merge AI fixes when the model's explanation sounds right
- Oct 19, 2:35 AM ET · 1 articleMusk warns superintelligent AI may persuade many people, including himselfElon Musk: Musk warns superintelligent AI may persuade many people, including himself
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Rohan Paul@rohanpaul_aiXEngineers merge AI fixes when the model's explanation sounds rightAIRohan Paul says plenty of engineers merge a fix because the model's explanation sounded right. The post is a short reaction, with no data or named study behind it.

Elon Musk@elonmuskXMusk warns superintelligent AI may persuade many people, including himselfAIElon Musk says many people will be "one-shotted" by highly persuasive superintelligent AI, and he thinks he might be one of them. The post gives no specifics beyond that warning.
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