Survey methodology fight: is 'AI might kill us all' a majority view or a slanted poll?
beenwrekt · x · 2026-09-15
DKokotajlo argues that "AI might kill us all" is not a niche view: the concern has existed for decades, is shared by the most-cited AI scientists of all time, and by a majority of surveyed AI researchers.
beenwrekt quote-replies with a jab: "You too can run surveys to see whatever you want to see," targeting the question design and interpretation behind such polls and questioning whether survey numbers can establish a doom consensus. A compact snapshot of the methodology fight over AI-risk survey evidence.
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