Founder argues Chinese AI researchers shun doom because of 40 years of rising living standards
Dan_Jeffries1 · x · 2026-09-11
Dan Jeffries argues the US-China gap in AI doom sentiment is economic: American kids raised amid debt and slowed growth see the world as hostile, while Chinese researchers who watched living standards transform over 40 years trust technology's upside. He warns protectionism, populism and compliance spirals are self-defeating, urging the West to return to bold building — or "the American century" fades. A pointed opinion piece, not a balanced survey of the safety debate.
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