Princeton mathematician Sergiu Klainerman calls AI apocalypse fears absurd
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Princeton mathematician Sergiu Klainerman says the idea that AI will become smarter than humans, reproduce itself at high speed, and kill off people is absurd.
In an interview on Brian Keating's YouTube channel, he says humans can stop dangerous AI at any time, for example by shutting down the internet. Rohan Paul shared the remarks on X on November 3, 2026, and the report rests on that secondhand account of the interview.
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Rohan Paul@rohanpaul_aiXPrinceton mathematician Sergiu Klainerman calls AI apocalypse fears absurdAIPrinceton mathematician Sergiu Klainerman dismisses the idea that AI will become more intelligent than humans, reproduce itself at high speed, and kill us off, calling it absurd. He says humans can stop dangerous AI at any moment, for example by shutting down the internet. The remarks come from an interview on Brian Keating's YouTube channel, which Rohan Paul shares on X.

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