Richard Socher says AI's p(doom) is zero, calls doomsday scenarios 'borderline ridiculous'
RichardSocher · x · 2026-10-14
Richard Socher, CEO of Recursive (and founder of You.com), told Fortune's AI Weekly that the probability of AI existentially wiping out humanity is zero, adding that doomsday scenarios are "so unrealistic that they're like borderline ridiculous." A pointed counterweight to prevailing AI safety anxiety from a prominent founder.
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