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Blog Post

October 19, 2025

András Baneth

I’m Not Afraid of Artificial Intelligence — I’m Afraid of Natural Stupidity

A sharp reminder from Guillermo del Toro: technology isn’t the real threat — human carelessness is. As AI evolves, our biggest challenge isn’t machine intelligence but the lack of responsibility and foresight guiding its use.

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"I'm not afraid of artificial intelligence, I'm afraid of natural stupidity" - probably the best quip of the year by Guillermo del Toro, the director of the new Frankenstein movie.

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And indeed, hashtag#AI is only as dangerous as the "careless people" make it to be, or fail to put up the appropriate safeguards.

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This was originally posted on Andras Baneth's LinkedIn account.

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