Viral Musical Video Urges Viewers to "Just Eat Some Candy and Drink Some Wine" Amid AI Worries

A three-minute animated musical video that casually dismisses fears of an AI apocalypse has circulated widely on X this week, drawing attention for its theatrical style and deliberately low-stakes message.

The video, posted by Keiran Harris, creative director at Alien Cub Productions, opens with a red-sequined character performing on a brightly lit stage backed by a stylized city skyline. Accompanied by backup dancers in period-inspired attire, she sings that "if there's a 10% risk of doom," people should simply "get right back on the road." Later scenes show the character relaxing in a beach chair with a glass of wine and a bowl of candy, while on-screen text and lyrics repeat variations of the refrain that, all things considered, "it's probably fine."

Harris captioned the original post: "For anyone worried about AI killing everyone: It's Probably Fine." In replies, he noted that he wrote the lyrics himself, directed the individual shots, and edited roughly 15 minutes of generated footage down to the final cut, using AI video tools for the animation. The clip has received hundreds of likes, reposts, and replies, including a brief reaction from Elon Musk.

The piece arrives amid ongoing public discussion of "p(doom)"-the subjective probability some AI researchers assign to the chance that advanced systems could cause human extinction or permanent loss of control. Several figures at companies such as Anthropic have recently cited numbers in the double digits; the video's lyrics and visuals treat a 10% figure as grounds for reassurance rather than alarm.

Kiernan shared the video with the caption "Don't worry about AI guys, 90% chance it doesn't kill us. It's probably fine, lol," further amplifying the clip among local audiences. Viewers have described it as both a catchy earworm and a pointed response to more somber commentary on the same topic.

Harris has said the project reflects his view that current conversations around AI risk can be addressed with humor and perspective, even while acknowledging that the tools used to make the video itself would not have been available without recent advances in generative AI. The piece remains available on his X account for anyone seeking a lighter take on the subject.

It's probably fine

All things considered

So just eat some candy

and drink some wine.it's just a toaster with a voice

It's just an abacus with no choice