LeCun has "zero concerns" about AI wiping out humanity, recent "rogue" incidents

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Commenters split into three camps. One camp agrees AI extinction risk is overblown, with some citing LeCun's world models as promising. Another camp warns of social and economic chaos from AI, including inequality and cognitive decline, rather than literal extinction. A third camp notes Bill Gates is actually deeply concerned about existential risks, and argues regulatory capture and corporate greed are the real dangers.