Ethan Mollick: People who never cared about AI are now freaking out about it killing everyone
emollick · x · 2026-09-14
Wharton professor Ethan Mollick notes that regardless of how recent events play out, many people who previously paid little attention to AI are now panicking about the technology killing everyone — a sign that safety anxiety has spread well beyond the AI community.
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