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AI doomerism's bad science benefits big business

Original: How the bad science of AI doomerism is good for big business

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists argues that alarmist claims about artificial intelligence existential risk rest on poor science, and that this doomerism actually serves large AI companies. By framing the technology as powerful and dangerous, the argument goes, firms building it attract attention, investment and sympathetic regulation. Critics of AI safety warnings have seized on the piece.

Why now: Ongoing debate over AI risks and regulation keeps criticism of doomsaying narratives in the spotlight

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