Bloomberg examines how AI doomerism went mainstream and crowded out urgent issues
rao2z · x · 2026-09-18
A Bloomberg piece examines how the AI industry's existential-risk fears have gone mainstream, quoting experts who worry the doomer narrative is crowding out more urgent issues. UPenn professor Konrad Kording shared his take in the article and noted he got the last word. The piece captures the growing tension between x-risk advocates and those focused on near-term harms.
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