Compute shortage vs self-replicating rogue AI: Fleuret mocks the contradictory AI doomer narrative
francoisfleuret · x · 2026-09-12
Dan Bochman points out a contradiction in mainstream AI narratives: frontier AI is supposedly facing a huge compute shortage, yet rogue AI is said to be able to easily replicate itself to obtain infinite inference and wipe out mankind. François Fleuret quote-tweets with "I HAVE A SCARY EXPLANATION," a sardonic jab underscoring how the doomer storyline doesn't hold together logically.
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