Former Google engineer stops saving for retirement, believing AI will kill us all
Old-Competition3596 · reddit · 2026-11-01
- A former Google engineer says he has stopped saving for retirement because he believes AI could wipe out humanity.
- Reported by Yahoo News, the story highlights how existential AI concerns are shaping some AI practitioners' personal financial decisions.
- The Reddit post itself is just a link; details are in the original article.
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