Pinker Pushes Back on AI Doomism in Open Letter to Scott Alexander

Steven Pinker's open letter responding to Scott Alexander acknowledges serious AI risks but rejects near-term doom scenarios, citing four flaws and noting that past doom predictions—from poison gas to gray goo—all failed, warning of cognitive biases behind AI doomism.

2026-09-29 ~ 2026-09-30 · 3 related posts

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