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title: "Superintelligence is coming. Should we let it?"
type: signal
url: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/superintelligence-is-coming-should-we-let-it-e04d4957
published: 2026-09-09T16:05:35.000Z
byline: "Source: TechCrunch AI"
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# Superintelligence is coming. Should we let it?

Source: TechCrunch AI · Published 2026-09-09 · Canonical: https://frontiernewswire.com/s/superintelligence-is-coming-should-we-let-it-e04d4957

AI companies have been talking about superintelligent AI like it’s inevitable, but recent safety incidents like OpenAI’s Hugging Face breach are demonstrating the potential dangers of deploying AI systems that are more capable than humans. So what happens when we can’t reliably control what these systems do? On this episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Rebecca Bellan is joined by Connor Leahy, an AI researcher, entrepreneur, and now the U.S. Executive Director of \[…\]

In this story: [Rebecca Bellan](https://frontiernewswire.com/people/rebecca-bellan)

## Sources

- [Read the original at TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/video/superintelligence-is-coming-should-we-let-it)

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