Investor pushes back on AI sentience hype: 'AI are software programs'
firstadopter · x · 2026-09-16
Analyst firstadopter criticized media outlets for platforming sci-fi doomer claims about sentient AI, calling it a dereliction of news judgment. His take: AI systems are software programs following instructions, and the real answer is better alignment, sandboxing, monitoring, and safeguards rather than sentience panic.
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