Friday, October 2, 2026

A Useful Taxonomy of AI Doomers, Accelerationists, and Skeptics

I actually have some quibbles -- I think Newport underestimates how much many doomers are motivated by greed (in addition to craziness) and how crazy many accelerationists are (in addtion to also being greedy) -- but if you're new to the topic, this is an excellent primer.

An Insider's Guide to AI Doom









1 comment:

  1. Cal Newport’s landscape, while useful, isn’t complete if you want to understand discourse about AI. I think the most important group outside the landscape are those skeptical about the benefits of AI. I think that to understand the backlash against data centres, you need to be aware of this group.

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