Human Extinction

topic on 2 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes

the Y Combinator Startup Podcast 20VC

3 statements about Human Extinction, every show

20VC Opinion
Andrew Ng: Claims that AI could cause human extinction are ridiculous
“There are a lot of hyped up AI safety narratives saying AI could lead to human extinction, which is kind of ridiculous statement.”
Andrew Ng Nov 17, 2025 ▶ 7:59 AI Fund’s GP, Andrew Ng: LLMs as the Next Geopolitical Weapon & Do Margins Still Matter in AI? · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Ng: AI existential risk claims are ridiculous hype used to aid fundraising
“This idea that AI is so powerful, we might accidentally lead to human extinction. That's just ridiculous, but it is a hype narrative that made certain businesses look more powerful, and it got Yeah, ramped up and actually help certain businesses fundraising go…”
Andrew Ng Jul 10, 2025 ▶ 28:41 Andrew Ng: Building Faster with AI · Y Combinator
20VC Opinion
LeCun disagrees with Geoffrey Hinton on AI-driven human extinction risk
“So I understand why, why he might have wanted to leave, but I don't agree with him at all with the whole sort of, you know, probability of human extinction or whatever.”
Yann LeCun May 15, 2023 ▶ 47:53 Yann LeCun: Meta’s New AI Model LLaMA; Why Elon is Wrong about AI; Open-source AI Models | E1014 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings

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