Timnit Gebru: AI 'existential threat' talk is about founders making money
Wired AI · rss · 2026-09-29
Timnit Gebru, one of AI's fiercest critics, says she does not believe AI poses an "existential threat." In her view, the doom narrative is driven by founders making money rather than saving humanity.
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