'AI is the only risk that could realistically kill me soon,' researcher argues on X
JMannhart · x · 2026-09-11
- In an exchange on existential risk, the poster contrasted climate change with AI: climate remains a huge issue but is unlikely to cause extinction, and certainly not soon.
- AI, by contrast, is described as both "an extremely huge issue and an extremely urgent one" — which is why many people are shouting about it.
- The poster adds a personal note: they believe AI is the only risk that could realistically kill them relatively soon.
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