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Hard Fork · Thursday, October 1, 2026

AI's Utility and Risks Highlighted in Industry Discussion

The recent surge in AI's usefulness is acknowledged, but concerns are rising about its potential negative impacts. Engineers themselves are warning that AI companies are taking significant risks with the public's well-being.

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“All of a sudden, the last six months, it became useful.”
“We're being told by AI engineers themselves that AI companies are gambling with our lives.”
Heard on Hard Fork — “What’s Next for ‘Hard Fork’?”, published Thursday, October 1, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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