VC Mike Solana: Why Do AI Doomers Debate Pinker Instead of Cowen?
micsolana · x · 2026-10-08
VC Mike Solana questions why AI doom proponents pick fights with writers like Steven Pinker and Claire Lehman, who don't know much about AI, rather than engaging knowledgeable interlocutors like Tyler Cowen or Curtis Yarvin who could meaningfully meet their claims — implying the doom camp avoids real debate.
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