# The Problem for AI Doomers Is That People Are Now Familiar with AI and Harder to Dupe into Panicking by Pedro Domingos > “The problem for AI doomers is that people are now familiar with AI and harder to dupe into panicking.” > **— Pedro Domingos**, *Sep. 2026; Professor emeritus of computer science, University of Washington; author of The Master Algorithm* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://zamantika.com/profile/pmddomingos) — SOCIAL / MIRROR • X post by Pedro Domingos, captured by Zamantika Supplied exact wording: “The problem for AI doomers is that people are now familiar with AI and harder to dupe into panicking.” Context supplied in the dossier: “On the durability of the AI-doom narrative as ordinary people gain direct experience with AI:” ## 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 ``` “The problem for AI doomers is that people are now familiar with AI and harder to dupe into panicking.” — Pedro Domingos, Sep. 2026; Professor emeritus of computer science, University of Washington; author of The Master Algorithm https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-pedro-domingos-the-problem-for-ai-doomers-is-that-people-are ```