Also, trajectory of celestial bodies can be predicted with a somewhat decent level of accuracy. Pretending societal changes can be equally predicted is borderline bad faith.
Besides, you do realize that the film is a satire, and that the comet was an analogy, right? It draws parallels with real-world science denialism around climate change, COVID-19, etc. Dismissing the opinion of an "AI" domain expert based on fairly flawed reasoning is an obvious extension of this analogy.
> Let's ignore the words of a safety researcher from one of the most prominent companies in the industry
I think "safety research" has a tendency to attract doomers. So when one of them quits while preaching doom, they are behaving par for the course. There's little new information in someone doing something that fits their type.
Weak appeal to fiction fallacy.
Also, trajectory of celestial bodies can be predicted with a somewhat decent level of accuracy. Pretending societal changes can be equally predicted is borderline bad faith.
Weak fallacy fallacy.
Besides, you do realize that the film is a satire, and that the comet was an analogy, right? It draws parallels with real-world science denialism around climate change, COVID-19, etc. Dismissing the opinion of an "AI" domain expert based on fairly flawed reasoning is an obvious extension of this analogy.
Exactly. The analogy is fatally flawed, as I explained in my original comment.
> Let's ignore the words of a safety researcher from one of the most prominent companies in the industry
I think "safety research" has a tendency to attract doomers. So when one of them quits while preaching doom, they are behaving par for the course. There's little new information in someone doing something that fits their type.