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    Sinofsky Shares Newport NYT Column on AI Fears

    Former Microsoft executive shares Cal Newport New York Times column on AI views.

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    Steven Sinofsky posted a link to Cal Newport's New York Times opinion piece titled How Scared Should We Be of A.I. Right Now. The column examines Silicon Valley's approach to artificial intelligence and traces its dark tone to a philosophy that shaped many tech executives. Sinofsky included a quote from the article stating that current LLM-powered tools are exciting, worrisome, promising, and frustrating at once, and that with proper direction they can improve lives without being terrifying.

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    Replies largely criticized the op-ed for dismissing catastrophic AI risks without arguments or steelmanning recent developments, while positive accounts praised its sober focus on real-world harms and calls to hold companies accountable.

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    Replies largely criticized the op-ed for dismissing catastrophic AI risks without arguments or steelmanning recent developments, while positive accounts praised its sober focus on real-world harms and calls to hold companies accountable.

    Based on 20 sentiment-bearing replies from 18 accounts across 4 conversations.

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    @sapinkerWhy are the leaders of AI companies saying "Our products are going to extinguish humanity. Invest in us!" They come from an eccentric Berkeley subculture in which this eschatology is a sacred belief. Good analysis in a NYT op-ed by Cal Newport. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/opinion/ai-silicon-valley.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-1A.Na0T.8d3evY_9Hw4Y&smid=tw-share
    @stevesiHow Scared Should We Be of A.I. Right Now? By @ProfCalNewport “Our current crop of L.L.M.-powered tools are exciting — and worrisome, and promising, and frustrating, all at the same time. With proper direction, they’ll hopefully make our lives better. But they don’t have to be terrifying.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/opinion/ai-silicon-valley.html //
    @martin_casadoRT @sapinker: Why are the leaders of AI companies saying "Our products are going to extinguish humanity. Invest in us!" They come from an e…
    @itaisherI don’t think this oped presents a good argument that we shouldn’t worry about AI existential risk but it is worth reading because of its interpretation that many prominent people’s concerns about such risks come from prior beliefs rather than evidence. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/opinion/ai-silicon-valley.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
    @boazbaraktcsI am not a rationalist by any means, but the heuristic of not trusting weird people about the possibilities of new technologies has a pretty lousy track record. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/opinion/ai-silicon-valley.html
    @sebkrierRT @itaisher: I don’t think this oped presents a good argument that we shouldn’t worry about AI existential risk but it is worth reading be…
    @bgurleyGreat piece that helps explain the seemingly contradictory rhetoric emanating from the closed AI model companies. I agree the #1 actionable take is to hold the companies accountable for their product’s behavior. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/opinion/ai-silicon-valley.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
    @MikeIsaacwell written, well argued presentation of real world harms of AI without going into histrionics it won’t get the same amount of pickup bc it’s not scifi coded, but it’s just as concerned https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/opinion/ai-silicon-valley.html?unlocked_article_code=1._FA.v6RW.69tfzFmomAzN&smid=nytcore-ios-share
    @kevinroose@MikeIsaac what is Cal Newport’s track record of successful predictions about AI?
    @dhadfieldmenellRT @boazbaraktcs: I am not a rationalist by any means, but the heuristic of not trusting weird people about the possibilities of new techno…

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    @sapinkerWhy are the leaders of AI companies saying "Our products are going to extinguish humanity. Invest in us!" They come from an eccentric Berkeley subculture in which this eschatology is a sacred belief. Good analysis in a NYT op-ed by Cal Newport. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/opinion/ai-silicon-valley.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-1A.Na0T.8d3evY_9Hw4Y&smid=tw-share
    @stevesiHow Scared Should We Be of A.I. Right Now? By @ProfCalNewport “Our current crop of L.L.M.-powered tools are exciting — and worrisome, and promising, and frustrating, all at the same time. With proper direction, they’ll hopefully make our lives better. But they don’t have to be terrifying.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/opinion/ai-silicon-valley.html //
    @martin_casadoRT @sapinker: Why are the leaders of AI companies saying "Our products are going to extinguish humanity. Invest in us!" They come from an e…
    @itaisherI don’t think this oped presents a good argument that we shouldn’t worry about AI existential risk but it is worth reading because of its interpretation that many prominent people’s concerns about such risks come from prior beliefs rather than evidence. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/opinion/ai-silicon-valley.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
    @boazbaraktcsI am not a rationalist by any means, but the heuristic of not trusting weird people about the possibilities of new technologies has a pretty lousy track record. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/opinion/ai-silicon-valley.html
    @sebkrierRT @itaisher: I don’t think this oped presents a good argument that we shouldn’t worry about AI existential risk but it is worth reading be…
    @bgurleyGreat piece that helps explain the seemingly contradictory rhetoric emanating from the closed AI model companies. I agree the #1 actionable take is to hold the companies accountable for their product’s behavior. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/opinion/ai-silicon-valley.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
    @MikeIsaacwell written, well argued presentation of real world harms of AI without going into histrionics it won’t get the same amount of pickup bc it’s not scifi coded, but it’s just as concerned https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/opinion/ai-silicon-valley.html?unlocked_article_code=1._FA.v6RW.69tfzFmomAzN&smid=nytcore-ios-share
    @kevinroose@MikeIsaac what is Cal Newport’s track record of successful predictions about AI?
    @dhadfieldmenellRT @boazbaraktcs: I am not a rationalist by any means, but the heuristic of not trusting weird people about the possibilities of new techno…