LeCun Endorses 'Realism Vaccine' Against the 'AI Doom Virus'
ylecun · x · 2026-09-15
Turing Award winner Yann LeCun retweeted and endorsed a post thanking someone for "injecting a dose of realism vaccine against the AI doom virus" — another public pushback from him against prevalent AI doomer narratives, consistent with his long-standing skepticism of existential-risk claims.
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