Tyler Cowen's doomer test: bet your assets on human extinction
shakoistsLog · x · 2026-09-10
Economist Tyler Cowen has a blunt reply for AI doomers: if you really believe AI will kill everyone, why not take asset positions that only pay off when you're dead? The quip highlights the gap between doom rhetoric and revealed preference.
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