AI debate: the media-circulated 10% risk estimate is one guy's opinion, not data
AIandDesign · x · 2026-09-11
AIandDesign and Twelvisten clash over an AI risk estimate. Twelvisten says the other conflates probability with frequency — a 10% probability of a future event doesn't require 10 physical outcomes. AIandDesign counters that the real issue is the 10% now being hyped by media isn't rooted in data; it's one person's opinion. A snapshot of how loosely-grounded AI doom numbers spread.
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