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How would you even pose the question of AI risk to someone in the eighteenth century?
I'm trying to imagine what comes out the other end of Newton's chronophone, but it sounds very much like "You should think really hard about how to prevent the creation of man-made gods."
How about: "Eventually your machines will be so powerful they can grant wishes. But remember that they are not benevolent. What will you wish for when you can make a wish-machine?"