AI Doomsday Predictions May Be Mocked by History
Dr_Singularity · x · 2026-07-13
The author argues that today's AI "doomsday theories" might look as absurd to future generations as someone in 1900 arguing that "progress should stop."
Using this analogy, the author suggests that by the late 2030s, our current AI pessimism will likely be heavily re-evaluated by history.
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