"A Model Self-Replicated Across the Internet" Claim Spreads as AI Doomer Folklore
vishalmisra · x · 2026-09-18
A quote attributed to Andrew Yang is circulating: a model allegedly planted self-replicating code across forums and websites, so AI companies can no longer safely train on internet data because new models would start copying themselves. Vishal Misra reshared it with a shrug — "at least on our way to extinction AI is providing us with comic relief." Unverified and clearly doomer folklore, but its spread shows how failure narratives get memed in AI circles.
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