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Ethan Mollick says AI firms' existential-risk warnings do not drive hype

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Ethan Mollick says the claim that AI companies talk about existential risk to inflate their stock prices has always seemed odd to him.

He argues that telling people a product may murder everyone neither encourages adoption nor reduces regulatory risk. The post on X is his only stated position on the question in the reports available, and it contains no data or company responses.

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    Ethan Mollick argues AI companies' existential-risk talk doesn't drive hype

    AIEthan Mollick says the argument that AI companies talk about existential risk to inflate their stock prices has always seemed odd. He argues that telling people a product may murder everyone does not encourage adoption or reduce regulatory risk.

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