Turing Award winner David Patterson: AI safety people profit by scaring people
davidpattersonx · x · 2026-09-10
Turing Award winner and computer architecture legend David Patterson took aim at the AI safety camp, claiming they make money by scaring people about the imminent arrival of superintelligence — while real-world AI is obviously safe enough that these people will soon lose their jobs.
Coming from such a prominent scholar, the remark signals deep skepticism toward doomer narratives and safety-advocacy careers, and is likely to spark fresh debate in the AI community.
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