Replit CEO joins backlash against AI doomers, says focus should be on cybersecurity not sci-fi
amasad · x · 2026-09-11
A thread of comments continues the AI-community fight over "AI doomers": David Sacks suggested critics are suffering from "AI psychosis," and the reposted take goes further, saying people should simply assume doomers are mentally ill — "the easiest disease to catch." It follows Replit CEO Amjad Masad's public remark that existential-risk talk is a "disservice to the conversation" and attention should go to cybersecurity instead.
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