'AI could wipe out humanity, but there are also downsides': the classic joke resurfaces
burkov · x · 2026-09-14
A classic AI joke recirculates: "AI has the potential to wipe out the human race, but there are also downsides" — deadpan framing that treats human extinction as the upside, poking fun at vacuous AI-risk talking points.
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