“When AI gets too good, what else can humans do?”: The lingering question for OpenAI technologists

“Today I finally felt an existential threat AI The technologist posted, “When AI gets too good and disrupts everything, what else will humans do? When, not if.”

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Mrinank Sharma, Anthropic’s head of AI security, recently announced his departure from the company in a tweet.

“I constantly find myself thinking about our situation. The world is in danger. Not just from artificial intelligence or bioweapons, but from a series of interconnected crises unfolding at this moment. We seem to be approaching a threshold where our intelligence must grow in equal measure with our ability to impact the world, or we will face the consequences,” Sharma said in his post.

One asked, “What do you see, bro?” Another said, “AI doesn’t eliminate purpose, it compresses impact. The question is not, ‘What will humans do?'” The question is, ‘What will humans choose to build when constraints disappear? ‘”

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“We still have to cure cancer, eradicate poverty, ensure adequate energy, and explore the stars before we can worry,” a third commented. A fourth wrote, “Parenting, family meals, sustainable farming, camping, sports, stand-up comedy, live music, live performances. The main job of humans is to survive and thrive. The remaining tasks will be automated. We need good leadership to make this happen. Existing governments are obsolete. This will be an opt-in society. Free City. Network Nation.”

He started his career as a research intern at Baidu US and then found a job at Google Artificial Intelligence. In 2024, he joined Elon Musk’s xAI and worked there for about a year. He joined his current company, OpenAI, in 2025 and has been working there for 7 months.