DeepMind's Séb Krier posts 20 takes on AI: anxiety culture warps tech discourse
joshua_saxe · x · 2026-10-07
DeepMind researcher Séb Krier returned to X with 20 takes on AI, amplified by Nabeel Qureshi as 'the only remaining sane person in the AI discourse.' His core points: tech and journalism default to 'how worried are you about X,' reflecting a deep anxiety culture in Western Europe and North America that colors how technology is interpreted — one can care about risks while staying optimistic. He also criticizes people who privately hedge uncertainty but perform certainty in public (thread truncated).
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