Nearly 4 years of ChatGPT: zero direct AI deaths vs 225M from disease and aging
DeryaTR_ · x · 2026-10-06
A comparison of four years since ChatGPT 3.5's launch: 2.5 million people killed directly by other humans (i.e., human intelligence), 225 million killed by disease and aging — and zero killed directly by AI.
The post uses this contrast as a counterintuitive angle in the AI-risk debate.
Related event: Zero Deaths Directly Caused by AI in Nearly Four Years Since ChatGPT(2 posts)→
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