BUZZING· 79%1h 02m·2026-06-19·TechnologyThe AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport
In this week’s Better Offline, Ed talks with computer science professor and writer Cal Newport about AI companies “doom trolling” consumers using scary stories about conscious computers, and how we need to make fun of the scare-mongering and ridicule the executives peddling in it. Please support me by subscribing to…
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“Spending 4 years being told almost daily "Everything you worked hard for will be undone, you will be replaced. Your children, their chidren and their grandchildren won't matter ever again. You will be taken away everything and you'll become…”
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