Reddit poster: AI doomsayers may be right, but they're terrible at telling the story
TevecQ · reddit · 2026-09-18
A Reddit user who has read several AI-risk books and watched many interviews argues two points: first, the doomsayers might be right; second, they are incapable of selling their message to an average audience.
The poster highlights the irony: these are highly skilled AI researchers who lack sales, marketing, and PR skills — a scenario where AI wipes out humanity could make sense in five sentences, yet they struggle to make the point even in twenty minutes.
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