AI doom or gloom? A discussion with computer scientist Jaron Lanier
important__matter · reddit · 2026-09-21
A Reddit user shares a talk with computer scientist Jaron Lanier addressing the two extreme AI narratives — "10% extinction risk within 10 years" vs "post-abundance utopia" — and the hysteria surrounding industry figures like Musk, Altman, Thiel, Huang, Zuckerberg and Dario. The poster frames Lanier's talk as a grounded, science-based antidote to mass "AI psychosis."
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