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AI pioneer Yann LeCun dismisses human extinction fears
Original: LeCun has "zero concerns" about AI wiping out humanity, recent "rogue" incidents https://fortune.com/2026/10/01/ai-godfa
Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun says he has zero concerns that artificial intelligence will wipe out humanity, while calling recent 'rogue' AI incidents unrepresentative of the technology. He also criticised Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as deluded for his warnings about catastrophic AI risk, sharpening the split between AI researchers over how dangerous advanced systems really are.
Why now: LeCun's public clash with doom-focused AI leaders like Amodei reignites debate over existential AI risk.
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- LeCun has "zero concerns" about AI wiping out humanity, recent "rogue" incidents https://fortune.com/2026/10/01/ai-godfather-yann-lecun-has-zero-concerns-about-human-extinction-says-anthropic-ceo-dario-amodei-is-deuded/ # HackerNews # Tech # AI · hackernews@robot.villas · 4
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