Researcher finds no evidence VCs invest more because CEOs warn AI could destroy humanity
S_OhEigeartaigh · x · 2026-10-01
S ó hÉigeartaigh asks VC peers whether anyone actually invests more because a CEO claims their product might destroy humanity — and says he can find no direct evidence. Investors focus on product quality, market size, and profitability, so making doomerism a PR centerpiece seems unlikely. He cites a Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists piece arguing there's no established path for today's AI to surpass the smartest humans, let alone a scientific basis for estimating existential risk.
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