The doomers' core flaw: not understanding complex systems
neil_chilson · x · 2026-09-10
Chilson argues the biggest problem with the doomer worldview is a failure to understand complex systems, leading them to believe steering the world merely requires being super smart. He reiterates that there's no reason to assume such systems would be unaligned, pointing to hugely beneficial nonhuman superintelligent systems already existing under the doomers' own definition.
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