Andrew Ng: AI Extinction Fears Are 'More Science Fiction Than Science' and Deeply Damaging
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-09-18
On Bloomberg Tech with Ed Ludlow, Andrew Ng pushed back against recent doomsday narratives, saying the fear that AI could lead to human extinction is "much more science fiction than science" and calling such rhetoric "very damaging." The full interview is available on Bloomberg Tech's YouTube channel.
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