Hugging Face CEO: Asking Jacob about AI extinction risk is like asking your AC guy about climate change
inductionheads · x · 2026-09-11
Hugging Face CEO Clement Delangue quipped that asking Jacob about AI extinction risk is like asking your AC repairman about climate change. He clarified the take isn't necessarily wrong, but urged perspective and hearing from the full range of expertise across the AI ecosystem.
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