Counter to Hanson: libraries are Lindy institutions, AI hasn't been absorbed by society yet
johnvmcdonnell · x · 2026-11-01
John McDonnell pushes back on Robin Hanson's library analogy: information spread has caused catastrophic problems before. The difference is libraries and universities are Lindy institutions society has worked through; the internet and AI are new and unabsorbed. Still, no particular regulatory proposal is guaranteed beneficial.
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