Adam Dorr: Pinker's AI takes are superficial, he hasn't engaged alignment literature
adam_dorr · x · 2026-09-27
RethinkX researcher Adam Dorr publicly criticized cognitive scientist Steven Pinker's AI commentary, arguing that Pinker's published materials and public statements show he has not engaged with the AI alignment literature. Dorr, who says he is no AI doomer, claims Pinker would be "trounced" by any knowledgeable opponent on the topic — another instance of the gap between prominent public intellectuals and alignment researchers.
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