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Connor Leahy: There's No Running or Hiding From Runaway Machine Intelligence
In a 44-second clip posted by ControlAI, its US Executive Director Connor Leahy tells the Canadian Prepper channel there is nowhere to hide from runaway machine intelligence and argues superintelligence must not be created.
Why it matters
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What it means for you
Connor Leahy of ControlAI says no one could escape a superintelligence by going off the grid, and that the only answer is preventing its creation.
The question it raises
Leahy compares superintelligence to colonisation by an alien species, framing it as a civilisation-wide event rather than a risk individuals can prepare for.
In their own words
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“The only way to stop this is we have to stop the creation of superintelligence. Once superintelligence exists, it's game over.”
The record
- Questions
- Can AI systems act beyond what people intended or allowed? · How fast is AI advancing, and where is it heading?
- People
- Connor Leahy (Speaks, US Executive Director, ControlAI)
- What we read
- We read the whole source.
- Found by
- The Radar, run of October 29, 2026, via
yt-controlai(tier 1: the source’s own channel or an official record) - Cite this
- ControlAI, “Connor Leahy: There's No Running or Hiding From Runaway Machine Intelligence”, October 28, 2026. Entry in the Ctrl AI Base, https://ctrlai.com/base/controlai-2026-10-28-leahy-no-running-hiding