Hoping the Scott vs Pinker AI debate brings real central arguments
teortaxesTex · x · 2026-09-20
The author expects more than slogan-trading from the upcoming Scott vs Pinker debate — not Pinker saying there's no evidence AI will kill us all met with overconfident doom-saying — and hopes both sides present strong central arguments.
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