Existential-risk debate misses the elephant: AI's toll on young people
BachFrancis · x · 2026-10-13
A commentator adds context to a recent interview, arguing the AI existential-risk debate—dominated by a few "thought leaders"—overlooks the real issue: technology's effect on young people.
Citing historian Jill Lepore's interviews with college students, he notes they summarized their situation in three points: social media destroyed their childhoods, AI is destroying their college education and job prospects, and "what the hell are we supposed to do."
His core claim: from social media a decade ago to AI today, the impact of information technology on young lives is the risk that deserves serious attention, not distant doomsday narratives.
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