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AI Alerts "Bring to Mind a Classic Phrase of Portuguese Swagger: 'Hold Me Back or I'll Kill Them'"

CNN Portugal13 September 2026 at 23:08

Mário Figueiredo, a researcher at the Instituto de Telecomunicações, analyzes the warnings made by technology leaders regarding the dangers of Artificial Intelligence.

The article compares these warnings to a classic phrase of Portuguese swagger, which according to the title can be interpreted as a form of exaggeration or alarmism.

Figueiredo, as a specialist in telecommunications, offers a technical perspective on the warnings that have been made by prominent figures in the technology industry.

The reference to Portuguese culture suggests that the author questions the truthfulness or the real proportion of the dangers associated with AI today.

Why this matters

Readers in Portugal are exposed to a growing debate about AI risks, and this article offers a perspective from a Portuguese specialist who questions the sincerity and usefulness of the warnings made by global technology figures, encouraging a more critical reading of these messages.

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