Human extinction fears make me want to flee AI and live on an island
Like, what can I do as an individual?" said the mental health campaigner from Cardiff. This sense of fear has led him to check his phone for more news."And the more you look at it the more your attention's drawn to the negative or scary things and the worse and worse it can seem," said the 37-year-old. All of these different, multi-layered things which go from the big existential things, like what if it wipes us all out, to the day-to-day things."He said it could lead to a sense of helplessness.
- ▪Like, what can I do as an individual?" said the mental health campaigner from Cardiff.
- ▪This sense of fear has led him to check his phone for more news."And the more you look at it the more your attention's drawn to the negative or scary things and the worse and worse it can seem," said the 37-year-old.
- ▪All of these different, multi-layered things which go from the big existential things, like what if it wipes us all out, to the day-to-day things."He said it could lead to a sense of helplessness.
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Human extinction fears make me want to flee AI and live on an islandImage source, James DownsImage caption, James Downs is a mental health campaigner who shares his own experience of anorexia, depressions and anxiety to educate others ByNicola BryanBBC NewsPublished19 minutes agoSince headlines broke about claims AI advancement could lead to human extinction, James Downs has felt his anxiety rising."It makes me almost feel powerless. Like, what can I do as an individual?" said the mental health campaigner from Cardiff. This sense of fear has led him to check his phone for more news."And the more you look at it the more your attention's drawn to the negative or scary things and the worse and worse it can seem," said the 37-year-old.
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