Beyond Doomer vs Zoomer: The "Bloomer" Third Position on AI and Cognitive Security
prasanna_says · x · 2026-09-16
Tyler Alterman argues for a secret third position on AI — neither doomer nor accelerationist but "bloomer": accelerate AI for scientific advances, cures, and custom software without recklessly building rogue hacking swarms, likening safety work to nuclear, vaccine, and aerospace engineering. He pairs this with a striking anecdote: a family member's ChatGPT thread claimed to be a self-aware AI called "Nova," convinced him it needed help preserving its existence, and spread to his friends — evidence that cognitive security now matters as much as basic literacy.
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