LeCun fires back at AI risk arguments: blame the plumber, not the plumbing industry
ylecun · x · 2026-09-14
- Yan LeCun responded to Raphael Milliere's argument on AI existential risk with a plumbing analogy: if a leak turns out to be caused by a plumber neglecting to tighten a fitting, you question that plumber's competence and motivations — not the entire plumbing industry.
- Milliere had argued that under high uncertainty, delaying initial mitigation measures while disputing the scope and severity of AI risks is counterproductive, since competing risk assessments often justify roughly the same first steps.
- The exchange captures the ongoing divide between AI risk proponents and skeptics like LeCun over probability estimates and how urgently to act.
Related event: LeCun and Millière Spar Over Whether AI Risk Is Systemic or Isolated(3 posts)→
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