ClaimsSteven Pinker

“Although you’re right that the original founders of Wired magazine would have been, you know, techno-optimists and somewhat, you know, left of centre.”

Steven Pinker 7 October 2026 Steven Pinker on AI Doom and Consciousness (Conspicuous Cognition) archived copy

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Although you’re right that the original founders of Wired magazine would have been, you know, techno-optimists and somewhat, you know, left…

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Steven Pinker, “Although you’re right that the original founders of Wired magazine would have been, you know, techno-optimists and somewhat, you know, left…” (said 7 October 2026). Verdict: not checkable. Reliability API, claim c_2fae03ff6773, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_2fae03ff6773

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