Have the comments here read the article? It’s arguing that the CEOs themselves have spread the doomer narrative and are now being molotov’d as a result. The subject of the title is/includes Altman, hence the Altman cover photo. This was way way better than I expected of Gizmodo (bravo Gizmodo), warning us that execs are only toning down their AI dooming for self-protection.
Whatever happens, it feels like the AI executives have painted themselves into a corner. They’ve told everyone their product has the potential to destroy everything. They were the doomers, if we want to call it that, at least when it was convenient. And now we seem to be entering a different era where the same people who told us about the dangers of AI try to get us to look exclusively at what they claim are enormous benefits for society; so far, with little to show.
interesting. I don’t think the article is saying “the real doomers are the CEOs”, though. what you’ve written in the second paragraph (and just that is incredibly interesting even if it doesn’t have the impact you’ve outlined. it’s incredibly Greek) is fully compatible with agreeing that AI is doomish. I’ll also repeat my point that the article advises increased caution more than before of tech’s claiming of great AI net benefits.