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Yann LeCun argues AI safety record surpasses cars, planes, and nuclear power

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Yann LeCun, retweeting Daniel Jeffries, argued that AI has been one of the safest technology rollouts in history, with a minuscule fraction of problems compared to its widespread use by billions. He contrasted this with other technologies like cars and nuclear power, which have had significantly higher incident rates and fatalities. LeCun suggested that the public perception of AI as dangerous is disproportionate to the actual, minimal harms observed in the real world. AI

IMPACT Argues that AI's safety record is superior to other technologies, potentially shifting the discourse around AI risks.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of retweets of an opinion piece discussing the safety of AI compared to other technologies.

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Yann LeCun argues AI safety record surpasses cars, planes, and nuclear power

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. X — Yann LeCun TIER_1 English(EN) · Yann LeCun ·

    RT Daniel Jeffries: AI has had one safest technology roll-outs in history. Read that again, because it's a fact. It's used by billions with a tiny fra...

    RT Daniel Jeffries<br />AI has had one safest technology roll-outs in history.<br /><br />Read that again, because it's a fact. <br /><br />It's used by billions with a tiny fraction of a percent of actual problems.<br /><br />And yet it's seen as dangerous or unsafe by many.<br …

  2. X — Yann LeCun TIER_1 English(EN) · Yann LeCun ·

    RT Daniel Jeffries: What if I told you there was a technology where 1.5 million people would die every year and injure 50 million would you sign up fo...

    RT Daniel Jeffries<br />What if I told you there was a technology where 1.5 million people would die every year and injure 50 million would you sign up for that tech? <br /><br />Hell no, right? <br /><br />But the answer is actually "hell yes" because it's cars. <br /><br />You …

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