I think AI-doomerism has its place, but that most AI-doomerism energy today is misplaced. The narrative is usually some apocalypse after building an AI that transcends our biological limits, representing the arrival of an all-knowing entity that reshapes existence. It’s entertaining because it gives technical work some sort of cosmic significance. Viewing software through an eschatological lens lets people imagine they’re either building God or fighting the devil. But this narrative assumes…