Mocking AI Doomers: If They Can't Predict a Market Crash, Why Trust Them on AGI?
beffjezos · x · 2026-07-31
Prominent AI KOL beffjezos quotes and agrees with a take mocking 'AI Doomers' and superforecasters. The original post argues that if these forecasters are truly skilled, they should have been able to predict recent market sell-offs. Failing that, there is little reason to believe their dire predictions about non-existent technologies.
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