Episode 139: The Rational Doomers

<p>This week we talk about doomers, specifically AI doomers. Why has it become such a popular notion, especially amongst those who consider themselves the most rational kinds of people, that this kind of apocalypse, amongst others, is imminent? What assumptions are behind this pessimistic assertion?</p><p><br></p><p>This episode was actually entirely unplanned. We started recording another episode and got off on to this tangent and thought it was a fun topic.</p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/brucenielson/membership">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support us on Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p>