David Sacks, the longtime Silicon Valley investor turned special adviser to the White House for AI and crypto, has weighed in on the AI “doomer” debate. In a widely discussed post on X , Sacks laid out a vision for AI’s present and future, arguing the fear-mongering in recent years about AI’s malevolence was deeply misguided and humanity remains firmly in the driver’s seat. Sacks added that job loss fears are overhyped, and instead, people stand to benefit most by learning to harness AI for new opportunities.

Also, Sacks argued, the ultimate “doomer” prediction, of the technology spiralling into an uncontrollable, superintelligent dominance out of a science-fiction movie, hasn’t come to pass. And on the economic front, he envisions a landscape that’s more competitive, decentralized, and

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