Shermer & Pinker mock media's fixation on AI doom over real progress
sapinker · x · 2026-09-10
Michael Shermer mocked media priorities: 187,000 people escaped extreme poverty yesterday ("boring!"), while the claim that AI may kill us all next decade dominates coverage. Steven Pinker amplified the post, both arguing AI doom narratives crowd out underreported real-world progress.
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