BRUSSELS — Amid fears that AI models could destroy humanity, top European tech leaders and cybersecurity experts have an increasingly loud response: Ignore the hype, and get on with the hard work of keeping the digital world safe.
That prosaic call is at the heart of an increasingly bitter backlash in Europe’s tech industry against the U.S.-generated panic about AI extinction. All the “Chicken Little” warnings, say both executives and cyber professionals, are getting in the way of the hard work of reinforcing defenses against the new AI reality.
