Pedro Domingos quips AI alarmism gives climate activists something new to panic about
pmddomingos · x · 2026-10-12
Pedro Domingos shares an anecdote: an atmospheric scientist friend wondered how to end climate alarmism, and Domingos joked that the only thing that works is giving activists something else to be alarmed about — luckily, AI provides it. A wry take on AI doomerism replacing climate activism.
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