Mixed or conditional
“that there is even a possibility that these technologies would elude human control is alarming.”
DeSantis finds possible loss of human control alarming while suggesting that some AI alarmism is aimed at investors. His post does not endorse a specific extinction probability or explicitly call for a development ban.
- Speaker
- Ron DeSantis
- Capacity
- U.S. political figure; statement on his own public account.
- Observed
- September 10, 2026
- Published here
- September 10, 2026
- Classification rationale
- Acknowledges possible danger while expressing skepticism about some alarmism; contemporaneous commentary rather than an established direct reply.
Surrounding material
Full context
Before the quotation
The post appears in the contemporaneous Coxon debate and is linked in Techmeme's roundup of reactions. Its opening includes DeSantis's speculation about investor-oriented alarmism; the retrieved post does not establish that motive as fact.
After the quotation
DeSantis says technology should enhance human experience rather than replace it. He offers no specific regulatory mechanism in this post.
Evidence
Complete source record
Ron DeSantis on Coxon’s warning and the frontier AI safety debate (opens in a new tab) · Ron DeSantis
Full primary public post and available surrounding thread. Speaker and position scope are explained in the linked event.