# I’m Not an AI Doomer by Gavin Newsom > “I’m not [an AI] doomer. I can’t live like that.” > **— Gavin Newsom**, *Mar. 27, 2026; Governor of California* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://www.axios.com/2026/03/27/gavin-newsom-axios-show-ai) — PRESS / DIRECT QUOTATION • Axios — “The Axios Show: Newsom on AI ‘doomers,’ Trump and being called ‘slick’” Supplied exact wording: “I’m not a doomer. I can’t live like that.” Context supplied in the dossier: “Asked whether he has a probability-of-doom view on AI:” - **Editorial clarification:** Square brackets in the Reminder make the supplied source context explicit. Supplied wording variant(s): “I’m not a doomer. I can’t live like that.” ## 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’m not [an AI] doomer. I can’t live like that.” — Gavin Newsom, Mar. 27, 2026; Governor of California https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-gavin-newsom-im-not-an-ai-doomer ```