HF Researcher: AI Poses Big but Non-Existential Risks, Would Leave Field Otherwise
soldni · x · 2026-09-13
Hugging Face researcher soldni states his belief that large AI systems present big but non-existential risks and won't cause economic chaos — and that he would leave the field if his views change. Merve Noyan responds that embodied AI could save lives but lacks profit incentives, and both express skepticism about abundance narratives.
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