Richard Socher: advance science with AI, don't get distracted by sci-fi doom scenarios
RichardSocher · x · 2026-09-18
You.com founder and former Salesforce chief scientist Richard Socher says we can safely advance science and society with AI rather than get distracted by sci-fi doom scenarios requiring "magical extrapolation," recommending a podcast on RSI (recursive self-improvement) for science.
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