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A newsletter tracking the Artificial Intelligence hype and panic. Click to read AI PANIC, by Nirit Weiss-Blatt, a Substack publication.
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| Apr 2, 2026 | The AI Doc’s Falsehoods And False Balance | There is a familiar media failure in which opposing viewpoints are presented as equally valid, even when the evidence overwhelmingly supports one side. It’s called Bothsidesism. This false balance phenomenon legitimizes misinformation and u... |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Radicalized Anti-AI Activist Should Be A Wake Up Call For Doomer Rhetoric | A cofounder of a Bay Area “Stop AI” activist group abandoned its commitment to nonviolence, assaulted another member, and made statements that left the group worried he might obtain a weapon to use against AI researchers. The threats prompt... |
| Dec 30, 2024 | 2024: AI Panic Flooded The Zone, Leading To A Backlash | Last December, we published a recap, “2023: The Year of AI Panic.” Now, it’s time to ask: What happened to the AI panic in 2024? TL;DR – It was a rollercoaster ride: AI panic reached a peak and then fell down. Two cautionary tales: The EU A... |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Effective Altruism’s Bait-and-Switch: From Global Poverty To AI Doomerism | Effective Altruism (EA) is typically explained as a philosophy that encourages individuals to do the “most good” with their resources (money, skills). Its “effective giving” aspect was marketed as evidence-based charities serving the global... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 2023: The Year Of AI Panic | In 2023, the extreme ideology of “human extinction from AI” became one of the most prominent trends. It was followed by extreme regulation proposals. |
| Dec 19, 2023 | The widening web of effective altruism in AI security | The AI Beat | Join leaders in San Francisco on January 10 for an exclusive night of networking, insights, and conversation. Request an invite here. A couple of days ago, a US AI policy expert told me the following: “At this point, I regret to say that if... |
| Nov 18, 2023 | OpenAI’s leadership coup could slam brakes on growth in favor of AI safety | Are you ready to bring more awareness to your brand? Consider becoming a sponsor for The AI Impact Tour. Learn more about the opportunities here. While a lot of details remain unknown about the exact reasons for the OpenAI board’s firing of... |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Even OpenAI’s Ilya Sutskever calls deep learning ‘alchemy’ | A VentureBeat conversation with machine ethicist Thomas Krendl Gilbert, in which he called today’s AI a form of ‘alchemy,’ not science, raised many eyebrows in this week’s AI Beat. “The people building it actually think that what they’re do... |
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FAQ about AI PANIC
What has the press written about AI PANIC?
Parsers VC has collected 9 articles mentioning AI PANIC, among them “The AI Doc’s Falsehoods And False Balance” (Apr 2, 2026) and “Radicalized Anti-AI Activist Should Be A Wake Up Call For Doomer Rhetoric” (Dec 5, 2025).
Is AI PANIC still active?
Yes, AI PANIC is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 18, 2026.