Bannon sounds off
- Thread starter DerekJohnson
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It’s true.
When AI Damone appears, it is scary.
God knows what will happen when fully trained.
When AI Damone appears, it is scary.
God knows what will happen when fully trained.
MikeDamone
Well-known poster
The claim in plain terms
AI is a bigger threat than nuclear weapons and far more lethal.
My take (straight up)
It’s overstated, but it’s pointing at a real concern.
Where the claim has some truth
So the direction of concern (AI is serious) = fair
Where it breaks down
Nuclear weapons:
AI:
So comparing them like that is more rhetoric than analysis
Better way to frame it
Instead of:
“AI is more lethal than nukes”
A more accurate version is:
“AI is a different kind of risk—less immediate, but potentially widespread and harder to control.”
My bottom line
So:
He’s not crazy to worry about AI…
but the way it’s stated is designed to provoke, not inform
AI is a bigger threat than nuclear weapons and far more lethal.
My take (straight up)
It’s overstated, but it’s pointing at a real concern.
Where the claim has some truth
- AI scales fast — once something works, it can spread globally almost instantly
- It can be used in:
- cyberattacks
- misinformation
- autonomous systems
- It’s harder to control than physical weapons because:
- no borders
- no single “off switch”
- Long-term, if poorly managed, it could become very dangerous
So the direction of concern (AI is serious) = fairWhere it breaks down
- “100x more lethal than nuclear weapons”
→ this is not grounded in reality
Nuclear weapons:
- Immediate, massive destruction
- Proven capability (Hiroshima/Nagasaki)
- Exist today and are deployable instantly
AI:
- No current system can cause that level of direct destruction on its own
- Risks are mostly:
- indirect
- gradual
- dependent on human use
So comparing them like that is more rhetoric than analysisBetter way to frame it
Instead of:
“AI is more lethal than nukes”
A more accurate version is:
“AI is a different kind of risk—less immediate, but potentially widespread and harder to control.”
My bottom line
- Nuclear weapons = biggest immediate existential threat
- AI = biggest emerging/complex risk if mismanaged
So:
He’s not crazy to worry about AI…
but the way it’s stated is designed to provoke, not inform
Bannon is turning into Ted Kaczynski in real time.
Ted was fucking right 81% of the tim, though.
Not judging, just observing…
From this one comment I can tell you don't listen to him. He's probably the one news influencer that I trust the most. And there aren't many of them these days. I used to trust Steve Turley as much but he's turned into a Trump shill and a clown. (And I say this as a Trump supporter).
It was a glib comment and I don’t listen to him.