Where are the Chinese (p)doomers? AI doom beliefs may be a uniquely Western phenomenon
NinaDSchick · x · 2026-09-10
Quoting Kalshi's report that a former Anthropic researcher says AI could kill us all, Nina Schick asks why (p)doomer beliefs appear concentrated among Western AI researchers and labs, with little visible equivalent in the Chinese AI community — probing whether AI doom is a culturally specific Western conviction.
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