# Joseph Gordon-Levitt on AI Concerns

> Joseph Gordon-Levitt argues we should worry about AI builders, not AI itself.
- Title: Joseph Gordon-Levitt on AI Concerns · The Hollywood Reporter
- Summary: Joseph Gordon-Levitt argues we should worry about AI builders, not AI itself. Joseph Gordon-Levitt says AI fears should focus on people creating AI, not AI's…
- Keywords: joseph gordon-levitt, united nations, human-centric digital governance, new york times, democracy, Joseph, Gordon-Levitt, Concerns, The Hollywood Reporter
- Source: The Hollywood Reporter — https://hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/joseph-gordon-levitt-concern-people-building-ai-1236727031
- Author: McKinley Franklin
- Published: 2026-10-10T22:48:07+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: joseph gordon-levitt, ai, united nations, human-centric digital governance, new york times, democracy
## Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, the United Nations' first global advocate for human-centric digital governance, says we should worry about AI builders, not AI itself.

> we should be concerned about the people building AI
## AI Concerns
Gordon-Levitt says AI fears about human extinction are too simplistic and focus on democracy decline and human empathy loss instead.

> the decline of democracy, the decline of human empathy
## AI Worries
He argues AI concerns are complex and dense, not simple fears of AI exterminating humanity.

> a lot more complicated and a lot more boring to talk about, because it's a lot more dense
## Key takeaway

Joseph Gordon-Levitt says AI fears should focus on people creating AI, not AI's potential to harm humanity.