Reid Hoffman dismisses AI doomers: 'Look at me, I'm Cassandra'

LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman Bloomberg/Getty Images Reid Hoffman says the existential risks of AI are "remote and controllable." Hoffman said instead of slowing down, frontier labs need to "steer" better. What do you think about the AI safety debate? Reid Hoffman isn't here for your take about AI is going to kill everyone. "I actually think most of that stuff, if you actually really think about it, is so like remote and controllable that it is mostly where people are kind of like, 'Look at me, I'm Cassandra, I'm saying it's the end of time," Hoffman said during Politico's Decoded Summit in Washington on Wednesday. Hoffman said there are benefits to continuing frontier AI research, including how the technology can help address biosecurity and cybersecurity risks.