How to be Critical of AI Hype Cycles and Extinction-Level Threats
The Digital Void Podcast
The Cognitive Dissonance of Sam Altman's 22-Word Statement
Sam Altman issued a 22-word statement warning about the risk of human extinction. He invested millions of dollars into a life extension company. I think this is a playbook that tech evangelists have really leaned into for over a decade at this point, which is create a hype cycle. This also leads to the hedonistic treadmill where we just kind of get used to it.
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