Viral Thread Questions Why AI Doomers Never Worry About Regulator Incompetence
TinfoilTricorn · x · 2026-09-27
LouisAnslow flagged a telling pattern: AI doomers who expect government control of AI never seem worried about regulators' incompetence. benrayfield built on it, arguing the idea of handing superintelligence to "those jackasses" deserves scrutiny—unless the doomers themselves are those jackasses. The thread captures a recurring critique in AI governance debates about who should actually control superintelligence.
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