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AI doomers are scaring us stupid

The Australian Financial Review (AFR) •
October 26, 2026 • 06:00 PM
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The doomer industrial complex, often led by pseudo-academics who think getting to borrow the title ‘professor’ makes them scholars, should be seen for what it is.

AI doomers are scaring us stupid

AI is the most important and exciting general-purpose technology in a century. At the same time, AI has a serious trust problem.

According to the Pew Research Centre, 49 per cent of Australians are “more concerned than excited” about the use of AI in daily life. Only 13 per cent are “more excited than concerned”. On this measure, we’re the third most-negative country about AI.

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