The People Warning You That AI Is Too Smart Have It Exactly Backwards by Pedro Domingos

# The People Warning You That AI Is Too Smart Have It Exactly Backwards by Pedro Domingos > “The people warning you that AI is too smart have it exactly backwards.” > **— Pedro Domingos**, *Apr. 13, 2026; Professor emeritus of computer science, University of Washington; author of The Master Algorithm* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://happiness.info/the-safest-ai-is-the-smartest-ai/) — PODCAST / TRANSCRIPT • HAPPINESS.info — “The Safest AI Is The Smartest AI | Pedro Domingos” Supplied exact wording: “The people warning you that AI is too smart have it exactly backwards.” Context supplied in the dossier: “On the premise that increasing AI intelligence itself is the danger:” ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The people warning you that AI is too smart have it exactly backwards.” — Pedro Domingos, Apr. 13, 2026; Professor emeritus of computer science, University of Washington; author of The Master Algorithm https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-pedro-domingos-the-people-warning-you-that-ai-is-too-smart ```