Yudkowsky's doom book fails the burden of proof for extreme claims
neil_chilson · x · 2026-09-10
Opening a critical thread, neilchilson suggests that whatever insider info a former Anthropic employee might have, the causal explanations offered match the book's own arguments — which fail to meet the high burden such extreme doom claims require.
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