AI doom debate: critics call 'but what if it's smarter' unfalsifiable rhetoric
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-19
A quoted-thread spat over AI doom arguments: the original poster argues doomsday scenarios rely on an unfalsifiable move — every objection is met with 'okay but what if it's REALLY smart' — calling it intellectual masturbation. The reblogger mocks a CS PhD student holding that view. A snapshot of the recurring anti-doom vs. doom culture war in AI circles.
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