# AI Doom Rhetoric Casts Itself as Cassandra by Reid Hoffman > “[AI doom rhetoric says,] “Look at me, I’m Cassandra, I’m saying it’s the end of time.”” > **— Reid Hoffman**, *Sep. 16, 2026; Co-founder, LinkedIn; technology investor* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://tech.yahoo.com/ai/articles/reid-hoffman-dismisses-ai-doomers-193616401.html) — PRESS / DIRECT QUOTATION • Business Insider / Yahoo Tech — “Reid Hoffman dismisses AI doomers: ‘Look at me, I’m Cassandra’” Supplied exact wording: “Look at me, I’m Cassandra, I’m saying it’s the end of time.” Context supplied in the dossier: “Mocking the public posture of performative apocalypse-warning:” - **Editorial clarification:** Square brackets in the Reminder make the supplied source context explicit. Supplied wording variant(s): “Look at me, I’m Cassandra, I’m saying it’s the end of time.” ## 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 ``` “[AI doom rhetoric says,] “Look at me, I’m Cassandra, I’m saying it’s the end of time.”” — Reid Hoffman, Sep. 16, 2026; Co-founder, LinkedIn; technology investor https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-reid-hoffman-ai-doom-rhetoric-casts-itself-as-cassandra ```