David Sacks Puts AI Extinction Risk at Zero; Gary Marcus Concedes 'Pretty Close to Zero'
GaryMarcus · x · 2026-09-17
Presidential science and tech adviser David Sacks told C-SPAN the chance AI kills humanity is "zero" if "we do the right things." Notable AI critic Gary Marcus quoted the clip, replying: "Not literally zero. But pretty close to zero. If we do the right things" — a rare partial convergence with the administration's dismissive stance on existential AI risk, and a signal of official White House positioning on the issue.
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