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AI true believers argue that AI is imminent and could cause human extinction unless people act carefully and devote substantial resources to addressing the risk.
Adam Becker · Every Exponential Ends — Silicon Valley Forgot — Adam Becker · 20 Aug 2026
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“Instead, what you have is these true believers running around saying like AI is really,”
“really important.”
“It's coming soon. And it could be so powerful that it could lead to the extinction of our species if we're not really careful and don't devote a lot of resources to solving this problem. And then you also have in an adjacent.”Play from 44:52Report a misattribution
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