Reddit users push back on AI doom scenarios: just cut the power
Reddit users are pushing back on AI extinction narratives, arguing that AI depends on human-maintained infrastructure and power grids, that there is no evidence of models replicating themselves, and that cutting the power remains a simple last resort.
2026-09-13 ~ 2026-09-14 · 4 related posts
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