# Professional AI Doomers Are Paid to Be Doomers by Marc Andreessen > “[Professional AI doomers] are paid to be doomers, and their statements should be processed appropriately.” > **— Marc Andreessen**, *Jun. 6, 2023; Co-founder and general partner, Andreessen Horowitz* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://a16z.com/ai-will-save-the-world/) — PRIMARY / ESSAY • Andreessen Horowitz — “Why AI Will Save the World” Supplied exact wording: “They are paid to be doomers, and their statements should be processed appropriately.” Context supplied in the dossier: “On professional AI-safety and AI-risk advocates:” - **Editorial clarification:** Square brackets in the Reminder make the supplied source context explicit. Supplied wording variant(s): “They are paid to be doomers, and their statements should be processed appropriately.” ## 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 ``` “[Professional AI doomers] are paid to be doomers, and their statements should be processed appropriately.” — Marc Andreessen, Jun. 6, 2023; Co-founder and general partner, Andreessen Horowitz https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-marc-andreessen-professional-ai-doomers-are-paid-to-be-doomers ```