"Unplug the computer": AI doom skeptic gets schooled on field-blind arrogance
john__allard · x · 2026-09-11
A skeptic mocked AI doomers: "the computer that needs constant coal and water will enslave us and no one will think to unplug it? Y'all be so gullible." John Allard quoted it with a jab: what's the word for entering an entire field of research and instantly assuming everyone in it forgot the first thing that occurred to you — a classic spat between AI-safety folks and dismissive critics.
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