One of the safest technologies ever deployed, yet generating the most hysteria in history
Dan_Jeffries1 · x · 2026-09-05
Dan Jeffries observes a paradox: per incident, AI may be one of the safest technologies ever deployed, yet it generates more mass hysteria, paranoia and end-time predictions than any other technology in history.
The post frames the widening gap between AI's actual risk profile and public perception as a defining strangeness of our time.
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