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AI ‘Existential Risk’ Is Close to Zero: Databricks CEO

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Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi is pushing back on fears that AI poses an existential threat to humanity, calling that risk “close to zero” while warning that the technology presents a very real and growing cybersecurity challenge. He discusses why AI is dramatically shortening the time it takes attacker…

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  1. 2026-09-17 17:48 · Bloomberg AI
    AI ‘Existential Risk’ Is Close to Zero: Databricks CEO

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