Researcher Argues AI Doomer Extinction Narrative Crowds Out Cybersecurity and Biosecurity Risks
Dr_Atoosa · x · 2026-09-06
DrAtoosa pushes back on criticism of Newport's piece, arguing that while she doesn't fully endorse it, it contains substantial factual content. She contends EA and Yudkowskian rationalist communities have both served and disserved AI governance discourse. A charitable reading of Pinker's post: the classic doomer extinction narrative has monopolized scarce attention that could have gone toward concrete, nearer-term risks like cybersecurity and biosecurity disasters.
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