Does AI doom talk earn status or disapproval?

The disagreement centers on “p(doom),” an estimate of the chance of AI catastrophe. One post argues that Silicon Valley’s in-group pressures discourage people from speaking their minds. A quote-post disputes the idea that doom concerns confer status at labs, saying even acknowledging that risk draws consternation. It argues that employees don’t want to explain to their families why the products they build might “curtail all value in the world.”