A Useful Taxonomy of AI Doomers, Accelerationists, and Skeptics
West Coast Stat Views (on Observational Epidemiology and more) 2026-10-02
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