So8res meme: mainstream dismisses rationalists while swapping which AI risk is 'real' every few years
davidmanheim · x · 2026-09-06
A reshared quip from So8res contrasts 2021's "don't listen to the rationalists; the real AI danger is immediate threats like AI bias" with 2026's "don't listen to the rationalists; the real danger is immediate threats like swarm breakouts and bioterror." The joke: the mainstream keeps changing which 'immediate threat' counts, while always dismissing the same people who warned early.
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