AI industry insiders: AI likelier to save billions of lives than end them
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-09-13
Matthew Barnett argues that although AI may eventually pose an existential risk, many in the AI industry believe it is far more likely to save billions of lives than kill billions, making the expected loss of human life deeply negative.
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