Extinction risk from LLMs is near zero, but surveillance-driven loss of privacy is the real creeping risk
kevinnbass · x · 2026-09-14
The author argues AI discourse is misaligned: extinction risk from LLMs is discussed constantly yet near-zero probability, while a high-probability risk — large-scale loss of freedom and privacy from LLM-powered monitoring — is rarely discussed. He calls it a creeping catastrophic risk that deserves far more attention.
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