Yann LeCun Mocks AI Extinction Scenario as 'Sci-Fi Fan Fiction'
ylecun · x · 2026-09-13
Yann LeCun amplified criticism of Jacob Coxon's AI-extinction scenario (AI copying itself 10,000 times, blackmailing humans, buying compute, designing viruses), calling it sci-fi fan fiction rather than fact. Critics note super-advanced intelligence doesn't exist yet, 'could'-style claims aren't evidence, and serious safeguards matter more than apocalypse myths.
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