The Doom Justifies the Valuation
The author critiques the current AI industry culture in San Francisco, arguing that companies are using 'AI doom' narratives to justify high valuations rather than focusing on technical progress. The piece contrasts this hype-driven approach with more grounded, technical developments in the field.
Why it matters
Reflects growing skepticism within the tech community regarding the 'existential risk' narrative used by major AI labs to influence policy and market perception.
I’ve been in Berkeley for the last 2 weeks. I haven’t really been back here for a while, and it’s worse than you can believe. This is a cult of atheistic hedonists needing AI doom to be true to justify their life choices. Or acceleration. Or something . They need to make impact . I mean, narcissism of small differences to an extent, but I stopped long before these people did. If San Francisco was nuked tomorrow, the world would feel a weight off their shoulders. 内卷
Uses cynical, anti-establishment language and critiques Silicon Valley cultural norms.
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