Reading Pinker's Enlightenment Now in 2018: the AI risk chapter fell flat
JMannhart · x · 2026-09-06
The author recalls reading Pinker's Enlightenment Now with excitement in 2018, only to lose faith in the final chapter, which dismisses AI risk with the argument that 'things get better over time.' He concluded Pinker didn't really understand the topic and calls it one of the most embarrassing chapters ever written.
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