# The AI Doom Story Was Mind-Bogglingly Stupid by Arvind Narayanan > “For the record, based on the published details this is a mind-bogglingly stupid story even by the standards of the AI doom genre.” > **— Arvind Narayanan**, *Jun. 2, 2023; Professor of computer science, Princeton University; co-author of AI Snake Oil* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1681748271163912194.html) — SOCIAL / THREAD ARCHIVE • X thread by Arvind Narayanan, archived by Thread Reader Supplied exact wording: “For the record, based on the published details this is a mind-bogglingly stupid story even by the standards of the AI doom genre.” Context supplied in the dossier: “On a widely circulated report that an AI simulation had “killed” its operator:” ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “For the record, based on the published details this is a mind-bogglingly stupid story even by the standards of the AI doom genre.” — Arvind Narayanan, Jun. 2, 2023; Professor of computer science, Princeton University; co-author of AI Snake Oil https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-arvind-narayanan-the-ai-doom-story-was-mind-bogglingly-stupid ```