Anil Seth slams BBC's AI doom quote as hubristic clickbait
anilkseth · x · 2026-09-13
Neuroscientist Anil Seth publicly criticized the BBC for platforming the quote "there is a strong chance we could all die" about AI without context. He says there are real AI risks and good reasons to work much harder on safety, but calls the extinction framing "hubristic clickbait." The post quotes Laura Kuenssberg's BBC segment teaser, adding another salvo to the ongoing debate over AI doom narratives.
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