NYT's Kevin Roose: AI Doom Talk Went Fringe to Mainstream in Six Months
kevinroose · x · 2026-09-11
NYT tech journalist Kevin Roose observes that six months ago, only AGI-pilled doomers talked about AI risk this way — now it has become "the reasonable moderate position." The post highlights how rapidly concerns about AI risk are being mainstreamed in public discourse.
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