AI Doom Predictions Often Fall Flat
shakoistsLog · x · 2026-07-19
Using a child fearing monsters in the closet as an analogy for AI discussions, the author points out that many predict catastrophic consequences post-deployment, yet these disasters consistently fail to materialize.
The excerpt adds that similar panics occurred during the GPT-2 and GPT-3 eras without the worst fears coming true, questioning the narrative that technology diffusion leads to immediate loss of control.
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