# This Is Where the AI Doomers Are Just Making Stuff Up by Lee Cronin > “This is where the AI doomers are just making stuff up.” > **— Lee Cronin**, *2025; Regius Professor of Chemistry, University of Glasgow; chemist and origin-of-life researcher* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://podscripts.co/podcasts/julian-dorey-podcast/289-darpa-scientist-on-intelligent-life-the-universe-god-ai-lee-cronin) — PODCAST / TRANSCRIPT • Julian Dorey Podcast transcript via Podscripts Supplied exact wording: “This is where the AI doomers are just making stuff up.” Context supplied in the dossier: “After arguing that AI systems cannot exist independently of the human technological lineage:” ## 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 ``` “This is where the AI doomers are just making stuff up.” — Lee Cronin, 2025; Regius Professor of Chemistry, University of Glasgow; chemist and origin-of-life researcher https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-lee-cronin-this-is-where-the-ai-doomers-are-just-making ```