Ex-Ant exec says he left at its peak to build frontier AI, downplays doom
_arohan_ · x · 2026-09-10
AI practitioner Arohan says he was the only one to leave Ant at its peak to work on new frontier directions, and opened an AMA. He notes his p(doom) is not 10%, signaling a relatively optimistic stance on AI risk.
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