ClaimsSteven Pinker

“I think it’s illicit to anthropomorphise AI as being like humans, which are products of natural selection, when AIs are not products of natural selection; they’re products of intelligent design.”

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

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I think it’s illicit to anthropomorphise AI as being like humans, which are products of natural selection, when AIs are not products of…

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