AIThe PhD student analogy for controlling smarter-than-human machines
A user recounts Yann LeCun predicting at Sciences Po that machines will be smarter than humans in every domain but remain under human orders.
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According to a user’s account of his September 16, 2026 remarks at Sciences Po, Yann LeCun said there was no doubt machines would become smarter than humans in every domain. He argued they would still follow human orders, comparing that relationship to supervising PhD students who are smarter than he is.
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The PhD student analogy for controlling smarter-than-human machines
A user recounts Yann LeCun predicting at Sciences Po that machines will be smarter than humans in every domain but remain under human orders.