McNamee: AI existential risk is hype; financial bubble is real

Former Google and Facebook investor Roger McNamee argues that AI's existential risks are overhyped, while the real dangers are a financial bubble, errors, deskilling of young people, and threats to global financial stability. He contends AI companies used existential risk talk to avoid accountability, citing recent hacks as tangible harms.

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