AI doomerism survives only because billionaires bankroll it, says Shapiro
mark_k · x · 2026-09-28
markk endorses David Shapiro's critique of AI x-risk maximalists: doomerism stays mainstream only because a few billionaires like Dustin Moskovitz bankroll it—otherwise doomers "would be treated about the same as the UFO community." Shapiro accuses them of vranyo, the open lie: no experiments, just "logic," with everyone playing a role they know is fake.
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