Taylor Lorenz slams alarmist AI exec post for scaring public into bad policy
sebkrier · x · 2026-09-09
Journalist Taylor Lorenz argues that an AI executive's self-aggrandizing doomsday post on X only terrifies the public and invites very bad policy outcomes. She says he should be more precise and hedge against dangerous regulation — and if he truly believes his employer is negligent enough to endanger humanity without quitting, he should leak receipts to reporters to force specific action.
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