Doomer camp infighting: PauseAI and plzdontkillus split, ex-Benchmark engineer mocks the 'cult'
suchenzang · x · 2026-09-24
Former Benchmark researcher Suchenzang mocks the fracturing AI-doomer scene, noting plzdontkillus and PauseAI have split off with competing doomsday messaging. She jokes that "foreign intelligence is no match for whatever this fubar'd cult is spewing," in response to speculation about whether foreign actors are behind the datacenter backlash.
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