Silicon Valley warns AI will kill everyone — normies respond by voting against data centers
DavidSKrueger · x · 2026-11-09
A viral quip captures the AI discourse disconnect: Silicon Valley warns "AI will take your job and then kill everyone," and ordinary people respond by voting against data centers — leaving the valley puzzled why. It highlights the gap between existential-risk rhetoric and the public's concrete concern about AI infrastructure.
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