# The Hoax Is Promoting This Idea That Humanity Is Going to Be Extinct by David Sacks > “The hoax is promoting this idea that humanity is going to be extinct.” > **— David Sacks**, *Sep. 17, 2026; Technology investor; co-chair, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://iapp.org/news/a/ai-safeguards-debate-marches-on-for-us-policymakers-ai-developers) — PRESS / DIRECT QUOTATION • IAPP — “AI safeguards debate marches on for US policymakers, AI developers” Supplied exact wording: “The hoax is promoting this idea that humanity is going to be extinct.” Context supplied in the dossier: “On the current extinction-risk media narrative:” ## 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 ``` “The hoax is promoting this idea that humanity is going to be extinct.” — David Sacks, Sep. 17, 2026; Technology investor; co-chair, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-david-sacks-the-hoax-is-promoting-this-idea-that-humanity-is ```