Replit CEO backs Sacks: AI 'extinction risk' is not remotely real
amasad · x · 2026-09-11
AI czar David Sacks says doomer critics have 'AI psychosis.' Replit CEO Amjad Masad agrees: AI carries real risks like cybersecurity, but 'extinction risk' — literally 100% of humans dying — is not remotely one of them. A notable high-profile pushback against AI doomerism.
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