Andrew Ng: AI danger fears are an orchestrated PR hype, a setback for the field
sudoraohacker · x · 2026-09-23
Andrew Ng pushes back on the wave of AI doom rhetoric of the past two weeks. He argues AI hasn't taken an unexpected dangerous turn — instead, what looks like a well-orchestrated PR campaign has drummed up fear, which he worries is a setback for the field. He reiterates that while AI's uncanny, unpredictable capabilities make rational concern fair, these are engineering problems ahead, not insurmountable barriers.
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