LeClerc mocks doomers: p(doom) inversely correlated with testosterone
robleclerc · x · 2026-09-11
Reacting to an interview where ControlAI's Connor Leahy argues "superintelligence is not a tool, it's an adversary" and that neither the US nor China wins the race — the only stable equilibrium is cooperation — Rob LeClerc quips that after watching a few doomer interviews, he sees a high negative correlation between p(doom) and a man's t-score.
Classic AI-circle mockery of the doomer camp, while surfacing Leahy's core argument that building superintelligence first means loss of control, not dominance.
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