AI researcher calls out sweeping generalizations in both doomer and utopian AI takes
Dr_Atoosa · x · 2026-10-18
AI researcher Atoosa questions the cognitive mechanism behind sweeping generalizations that are easy to draw and easy to sell: "AI can do insane things → humanity is 99% likely to be wiped out in two years," "French people are protesting → French Revolution II is coming," and "AI capabilities are exponentially growing → we'll live in Star Trek or Banks's Culture worlds within a decade." Her point: doomer and utopian predictions share the same flawed reasoning pattern.
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