Matt Yglesias mocks the AI doomer who backs extinction for shrimp welfare
mjdramstead · x · 2026-09-20
Journalist Matt Yglesias offers a biting one-line summary of a fringe effective-altruist position: someone who thinks AI wiping out humanity is acceptable because of the improvement in shrimp welfare. The quip captures ongoing outside criticism of longtermist ethical priorities within parts of the AI safety community.
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