Bostrom in 2023 warned AI panic could trigger a 2026 total ban on superintelligence
Dan_Jeffries1 · x · 2026-09-20
A resurfaced quote shows Nick Bostrom — the thinker credited with inspiring the AI doomer movement — worried in 2023 that if AI panic kept rising among lawmakers and the public for three years, by 2026 we could face a total ban on superintelligence that could 'destroy the future.' Bostrom now admits AI panic feels 'like a wrecking ball,' a notable reversal from the movement's own icon.
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