Richard Socher: advance science safely with AI, ignore sci-fi doom scenarios
RichardSocher · x · 2026-09-12
You.com founder Richard Socher argues we can safely advance science and society with AI instead of getting distracted by sci-fi doom scenarios that require magical extrapolation. He recommends a podcast on RSI (recursive self-improvement) for science.
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