AI to cure all diseases in 5 years then end humanity, quip sparks mockery
MaxUnfried · x · 2026-09-11
Brad Loncar tweeted that AI will "cure all diseases" within five years and then make humanity go extinct shortly after. Max Unfried quipped in response: wonder if AI could really survive without the human race.
The exchange captures the AI community's whiplash between utopian capability claims and extinction-level doom narratives.
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