Tom Whipple: AI doomers no longer sound mad because the world's madness caught up
AaronBergman18 · x · 2026-09-06
Journalist Tom Whipple argues a key AI threshold has been crossed: the doomers no longer sound mad — the madness of the world has caught up with them. As AI capabilities advance alongside global turmoil, once-alarmist risk narratives are gaining real-world traction and broader public acceptance.
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