Séb Krier on recursive self-improvement as industrial process and p(doom) as anxiety proxy
sebkrier · x · 2026-11-04
New Conspicuous Cognition episode: Dan Williams and Séb Krier discuss Krier's "sand god" view of AI, why he frames recursive self-improvement as an industrial process rather than a mysterious event, and why he sees p(doom) as mostly a proxy for anxiety. Lots of constructive disagreement on how to think — and how not to think — about the AI revolution.
Related event: DeepMind's Séb Krier on How to Think About the AI Revolution(4 posts)→
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