AI researcher pushes back on doomers: real risks are bias and misinformation, not extinction
apsarathchandar · x · 2026-09-10
Researcher apsarathchandar says he actively works on real present-day AI risks — bias, fairness, misinformation — but doesn't believe AI can kill everyone, adding that anyone claiming to be saving humanity from AI is "thinking too highly of themselves." The exchange is the latest round in the ongoing AI-safety debate over near-term harms versus existential risk.
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