# Overhyped Fears About AI Leading to Human Extinction Are Causing Real Harm by Andrew Ng > “But I think overhyped fears about AI leading to human extinction are causing real harm.” > **— Andrew Ng**, *Oct. 31, 2023; Founder, DeepLearning.AI; co-founder, Coursera; former Google Brain lead* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://www.techmeme.com/231031/p32) — SOCIAL / AGGREGATOR ARCHIVE • X post by Andrew Ng, captured by Techmeme Supplied exact wording: “But I think overhyped fears about AI leading to human extinction are causing real harm.” Context supplied in the dossier: “On highly publicized claims that AI will cause human extinction:” ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “But I think overhyped fears about AI leading to human extinction are causing real harm.” — Andrew Ng, Oct. 31, 2023; Founder, DeepLearning.AI; co-founder, Coursera; former Google Brain lead https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-andrew-ng-overhyped-fears-about-ai-leading-to-human-extinction-are ```