DeepSeek Kernel Engineer's Essay on AI Risk and Staying On
A DeepSeek kernel engineer wrote a widely shared essay saying AI will surpass him within a year, yet he will keep coding. He said he stays at DeepSeek because AI might destroy civilization, choosing to believe in a path that genuinely benefits humanity.
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