Sriram Krishnan on AI Discourse: Doomers Hit Potholes While Avoiding Them, No-Regulation Crowd Drives Blindfolded
krishnan · x · 2026-10-05
Sriram Krishnan offers a pointed analogy for today's AI discourse: dangerous driving comes in two flavors. Doomers are so focused on avoiding potholes that they steer straight into them. The no-regulation crowd, he argues, is arguably worse — they see a crowd on the road, close their eyes, and drive forward hoping to come out unscathed.
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