Researcher warns AI doom narrative is turning intellectual culture into a dark forest
erikphoel · x · 2026-09-09
In quoting his essay 'Culture is becoming a dark forest', erikphoel argues AI companies must drop the doom narrative and stay helpful tools. He criticizes labs for cherry-picking search-friendly domains like math and falsely extrapolating that all problems are search problems, warning this breeds secrecy, kills open collaboration, and ultimately kills progress.
Related event: Erik Hoel's Essay: Culture Is Becoming a Dark Forest in the Age of AI(6 posts)→
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