Garry Tan urges separating ‘science fact from science fiction’ amid AI doomsday fears
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Garry Tan urges separating ‘science fact from science fiction’ amid AI doomsday fears
CNBC’s Kate Rooney sat down for an exclusive interview with Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan to discuss the boom in so-called “hard tech” robotics startups. And discussing the increasingly heated debate over AI safety and how Silicon Valley should handle the rapidly advancing technology.
After several days listening to artificial intelligence researchers talk about human extinction, one of the most influential figures in Silicon Valley’s startup ecosystem asks for a reduction in the speech. Garry Tan, president and CEO of Y Combinator, has left us one of those great phrases: “I also saw Terminator 2. It’s a great movie.” The argument that he uses more to stop concentrating the whole debate on a hypothetical superintelligence tha…
'I saw Terminator 2': Y Combinator's Garry Tan pushes back on AI extinction fears
Garry Tan says we need to separate 'science fact from science fiction.' Bloomberg/Getty Images Garry Tan urged people to focus on real AI risks, not Hollywood doomsday scenarios. Anthropic and OpenAI are facing criticism from insiders over their approaches to AI safety. Y Combinator is the backer…
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