From True Believers to PR: AI CEOs' Shift on Risk Narratives
emollick · x · 2026-08-21
Ethan Mollick argues that AI lab CEOs previously discussed labor replacement and existential risks because they genuinely believed it before their companies became highly valuable. He suggests the recent shift away from risk talk is a PR move rather than a change in underlying beliefs.
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