# I Don’t Think That the Doomers Have Made a Good Case by Steven Pinker > “But I don’t think that the doomers have made a good case.” > **— Steven Pinker**, *2025; Professor of psychology, Harvard University; cognitive scientist and author* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://singjupost.com/transcript-why-smart-people-believe-stupid-things-steven-pinker/) — INTERVIEW / TRANSCRIPT • Transcript — “Why Smart People Believe Stupid Things — Steven Pinker” Supplied exact wording: “But I don’t think that the doomers have made a good case.” Context supplied in the dossier: “On arguments that AI will inevitably take over and extinguish humanity:” ## 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 ``` “But I don’t think that the doomers have made a good case.” — Steven Pinker, 2025; Professor of psychology, Harvard University; cognitive scientist and author https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-steven-pinker-i-dont-think-that-the-doomers-have-made-a ```