a16z partner mocks pre-IPO AI firms warning their product 'will kill us all'
john__allard · x · 2026-09-09
a16z partner John Allard quote-tweeted: "You're weeks away from an IPO. Now tell them your product is going to kill us all," adding sarcastically, "imagine a sincerely held conviction taking precedence over financial returns — challenge: impossible." A jab at the tension between AI companies' existential-risk statements and their commercial timelines.
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