Redditor argues AI extinction talk is fear-based capability marketing
TragicallyDip · reddit · 2026-09-13
- A Reddit user argues that talk of AI having a 10% chance of ending humanity is essentially marketing: fear-driven apocalypse predictions hype the technology's capabilities.
- The poster takes an optimistic stance and expects no catastrophe, though the short post offers data-free opinion rather than argument.
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