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Ordinary Citizens Will Not Wait to See if AI Dest Humanity
A columnist critiques warnings from AI figures like Jacob Coxon and Dario Amodei regarding existential AI risks, labeling such narratives as 'doom-marketing' designed to attract investment from the wealthy and defense sectors. The author argues this rhetoric distracts from immediate, tangible harms caused by AI, including misinformation, job displacement, environmental damage, and the erosion of truth and art. The piece characterizes tech leaders as 'apocalypse fascists' who view societal collapse as an opportunity to build bunkers or colonize new planets, leaving ordinary citizens to face the consequences.
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