# Doomerism Is Another Kind of AI Hype by Emily M. Bender > “I think that one of the points that we make is that doomerism is another kind of AI hype.” > **— Emily M. Bender**, *Oct. 15, 2025; Professor of linguistics, University of Washington; co-author of The AI Con* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://www.kqed.org/news/12059911/beyond-the-ai-hype-machine) — INTERVIEW / TRANSCRIPT • KQED — “Beyond the AI Hype Machine” Supplied exact wording: “I think that one of the points that we make is that doomerism is another kind of AI hype.” Context supplied in the dossier: “On AI doomerism as a claim about the extraordinary power of AI systems:” ## 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 ``` “I think that one of the points that we make is that doomerism is another kind of AI hype.” — Emily M. Bender, Oct. 15, 2025; Professor of linguistics, University of Washington; co-author of The AI Con https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-emily-m-doomerism-is-another-kind-of-ai-hype ```