"I think we've done a lot of damage with very well-respected people who have painted a doomer narrative, end of the world narrative, science fiction narrative,"
"And I appreciate that many of us grew up and enjoyed science fiction, but it's not helpful. It's not helpful to people. It's not helpful to the industry. It's not helpful to society. It's not helpful to the governments."
"Their intentions are clearly deeply conflicted, and their intentions are clearly not completely in the best interest of society," he said. "I mean, they're obviously CEOs, they're obviously companies, and obviously they're advocating for themselves."
2025 featured a battle of narratives over AI's future, pitting doomsayers against optimists. Respected figures promoting end-of-world or science-fiction framings have discouraged investment and frightened stakeholders across industry and government. Those narratives are viewed as unhelpful to people, companies, society, and public institutions. Concerns about regulatory capture arise when corporate interests shape calls for more regulation that may primarily benefit those companies. High-profile forecasting disputes intensified worries about job displacement, with contested predictions about large-scale replacement of entry-level white-collar roles and accusations of misrepresentation and conflicted motives behind some advocacy.
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