# There’s Certainly No Existential Risk with Current AI Systems by Yann LeCun > “There’s certainly no existential risk with current AI systems.” > **— Yann LeCun**, *2023; AI researcher; professor at NYU; former Meta Chief AI Scientist* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://time.com/collections/time100-ai/6309052/yann-lecun/) — INTERVIEW / DIRECT QUOTATION • TIME100 AI — Yann LeCun profile/interview Supplied exact wording: “There’s certainly no existential risk with current AI systems.” Context supplied in the dossier: “On claims that then-current AI systems themselves posed an existential threat:” ## 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 ``` “There’s certainly no existential risk with current AI systems.” — Yann LeCun, 2023; AI researcher; professor at NYU; former Meta Chief AI Scientist https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-yann-lecun-theres-certainly-no-existential-risk-with-current-ai-systems ```