{"id":47724,"date":"2026-09-24T16:56:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T20:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=47724"},"modified":"2026-09-24T16:58:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T20:58:36","slug":"mark-mcqueen-theres-actually-a-pretty-simple-solution-to-the-risk-that-ai-is-going-to-kill-all-humans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=47724","title":{"rendered":"Mark McQueen: There\u2019s actually a pretty simple solution to the risk that AI is going to \u2018kill all humans\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In order to mitigate the risks of artificial intelligence, turn to making CFOs assure their companies are compliant and account for their own actions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source: Mark McQueen: There\u2019s actually a pretty simple solution to the risk that AI is going to \u2018kill all humans\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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tl;dr<\/a>: make CFO’s certify guardrails are in place, similar to changes after the Enron & dot.com bubble issues?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

fta:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AI fans assure me that talk about the risk of \u201chuman extinction\u201d is unfounded. If that\u2019s true and the appropriate controls are already in place, it should be easy to CFOs \u2014 who are trained to assess business risks \u2014 to sign their names to that effect.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

i still say Big Red Switch<\/a> is the answer. Probably should have a Molly Guard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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