Jensen Huang's 'Alarmism Isn't Social Good' Remark Sparks Debate on AI Doomerism
tszzl · x · 2026-09-26
tszzl amplifies Jensen Huang's pointed remark: "Don't think for a second that because you are an alarmist that you are doing a social good" — calling it devastating for intellectuals who need everyone to see them as the good people. In the quoted thread, Rohit Krishnan adds that Huang's more important underlying point is that we shouldn't preemptively decide certain technical problems are unsolvable, even if Huang wasn't particularly articulate.
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