Betting $100 Scott Alexander ragdolls Pinker in AI risk debate
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-20
teortaxesTex says he'd bet $100 that Scott Alexander decisively beats Pinker in their AI-risk debate (judged on effectively responding to substantive points), predicting it won't even be close.
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