The primary existential risk from AI comes from the people building it, not the technology itself.

Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the bridge uncontrollable? Was the bridge unethical?” And really, AI is no different than that." When we describe these systems as if they have their own agency, we’re helping the companies market themselves. "We’re also helping them sidestep accountability." ~Timnit Gebru https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/1/timnit_gebru_ai #USPol #EUPol #News #AI #TechFascism ...2

Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the bridge uncontrollable? Was the bridge unethical?” And really, AI is no different than that." When we describe these systems as if they have their own agency, we’re helping the companies market themselves. "We’re also helping them sidestep accountability." ~Timnit Gebru https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/1/timnit_gebru_ai #USPol #EUPol #News #AI #TechFascism ...2

Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the bridge uncontrollable? Was the bridge unethical?” And really, AI is no different than that." When we describe these systems as if they have their own agency, we’re helping the companies market themselves. "We’re also helping them sidestep accountability." ~Timnit Gebru https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/1/timnit_gebru_ai #USPol #EUPol #News #AI #TechFascism ...2

Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the bridge uncontrollable? Was the bridge unethical?” And really, AI is no different than that." When we describe these systems as if they have their own agency, we’re helping the companies market themselves. "We’re also helping them sidestep accountability." ~Timnit Gebru https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/1/timnit_gebru_ai #USPol #EUPol #News #AI #TechFascism ...2

Interview: AI is not the threat. It's the people building it "that are the existential risks to humanity." "If a bridge collapses, we don’t ever ask, “Was the bridge uncontrollable? Was the bridge unethical?” And really, AI is no different than that." When we describe these systems as if they have their own agency, we’re helping the companies market themselves. "We’re also helping them sidestep accountability." ~Timnit Gebru https://www.democracynow.org/2026/10/1/timnit_gebru_ai #USPol #EUPol #News #AI #TechFascism ...2