VC mocks AI lab doomers: "trust us, we're all going to die" is like "trust the experts"
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-09-13
Investor Stewart Alsop III satirizes doomer culture inside AI labs: insiders repeatedly warn "we're all going to die imminently," but when asked why, their only answer is "just trust us." He compares it to the pandemic-era "trust the experts" mantra, arguing such safety warnings lack verifiable reasoning and deepen the trust gap between labs and the public.
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