Debate Over AI Risk Narratives: Doomers vs. Mainstream Safety Agendas

Researchers including binarybits and jonmellon debated AI risk narratives. While accepting that AI could destabilize society, binarybits rejected imminent-RSI doom scenarios; jonmellon argued the real danger lies in acceleration rather than runaway systems.

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