Destroying AI

Comments humorously or seriously advocating for destroying AI systems, often with sci-fi references like nuking from orbit or extermination to prevent existential threats.

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Sample Comments

DenisM May 3, 2010 View on HN

more details please. how do you destroy them?

horacegrant Sep 15, 2010 View on HN

Sometimes things need to be destroyed.

intrasight Nov 8, 2025 View on HN

The other option is to destroy something

m1117 Jun 1, 2020 View on HN

That's great that it'll self destruct!

kristopolous Jan 23, 2024 View on HN

Might as well blow it all up at once

baskire Sep 22, 2020 View on HN

Aka we will kill this at any time.

throwawaylinux Jan 16, 2022 View on HN

Destroying things "for the greater good". Heard that one before.

JadeNB Dec 2, 2021 View on HN

Can't you just physically destroy them?

brundolf Sep 14, 2020 View on HN

Well that's one way to discreetly kill it

thejackgoode Jul 4, 2022 View on HN

Maybe use a chance and dismantle the thing