# An AI Apocalypse Does Not Keep Steven Pinker Awake by Steven Pinker > “I don’t stay up at night worrying about [an AI apocalypse] for a number of reasons.” > **— Steven Pinker**, *2024; Professor of psychology, Harvard University; cognitive scientist and author* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://www.pbs.org/video/canada-files-steven-pinker-bbsnwj/) — VIDEO / TRANSCRIPT • PBS — Canada Files: Steven Pinker Supplied exact wording: “I don’t stay up at night worrying about that for a number of reasons.” Context supplied in the dossier: “On AI-doomer claims that AI will cause human extinction:” - **Editorial clarification:** Square brackets in the Reminder make the supplied source context explicit. Supplied wording variant(s): “I don’t stay up at night worrying about that for a number of reasons.” ## 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 don’t stay up at night worrying about [an AI apocalypse] for a number of reasons.” — Steven Pinker, 2024; Professor of psychology, Harvard University; cognitive scientist and author https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-steven-pinker-an-ai-apocalypse-does-not-keep-steven-pinker-awake ```