Nirit Weiss-Blatt, PhD

Communication Researcher, analyzing the tech discourse.
Book Author: The TECHLASH. Substack:
Signal: DrTechlash.16

[Nirit Weiss-Blatt, PhD @DrTechlash]

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[Nirit Weiss-Blatt, PhD @DrTechlash]

There's an interesting trend in the AI Doom Gospel: this atheist AI theology is now seeking religious legitimacy.

But this is an old playbook: a small group of believers claims it alone understands the coming apocalypse, then asks everyone else to hand it centralized control.

[Nirit Weiss-Blatt, PhD @DrTechlash]

Yes, some very loud voices express such sentiments.
But the silent majority don't care about "AI God" beliefs at all. They just use AI tools for productivity gains.

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@RobAtkinsonITIF The eyes emoji was for the fact this keynote is from 10 years ago... I agree he was spot on.

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@theallinpod It's from a decade ago 👀
The "Religion 2.0" part starts at 26:41
https://t.co/tdTUgfxRV2

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@theallinpod It reminds me of the famous 2016 keynote by Maciej Ceglowski, "Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People."
It critiqued the "Religion 2.0" aspect: a secular, techno-apocalyptic faith that treats unproven AGI as an imminent, omnipotent, and omniscient deity.

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@simonw More suitable for Anthropic

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@jon_stokes Anthropic leads this “humanwashing”

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@DRBoguslaw Besides the Zizians, also relevant background:
• StopAI co-founder, Sam Kirchner
• The firebomber, Daniel Moreno-Gama

[Nirit Weiss-Blatt, PhD @DrTechlash]

@firstadopter You can add:
Deceitful about the blackmail study.
(https://t.co/71iDbOC8su)

[Nirit Weiss-Blatt, PhD @DrTechlash]

@freed_dfilan I really hope he won't do anything violent FFS

[Nirit Weiss-Blatt, PhD @DrTechlash]

@freed_dfilan An update on his website from March 8, 2026
https://t.co/2vBLfeHQUs
Now, his website is down.

[Nirit Weiss-Blatt, PhD @DrTechlash]

@freed_dfilan You should ask Dan Hendrycks about him

https://t.co/T0z3DY4GFV

[Nirit Weiss-Blatt, PhD @DrTechlash]

@freed_dfilan Samuel Shadrach’s X account is now deactivated

[Nirit Weiss-Blatt, PhD @DrTechlash]

@freed_dfilan @WillManidis I remember Samuel Shadrach joined Sep 2025 hunger strike

https://t.co/f8kplX68cI

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The formula is: humanize the machine, compress the timeline, and ignore the real-world context.

https://t.co/tLzAKPNQ3L

[Nirit Weiss-Blatt, PhD @DrTechlash]

A new study, "AI going rogue? An integrative narrative review of the tacit assumptions underlying existential AI risks," finds that the x-risk literature rests on highly speculative, anthropomorphic, and unsubstantiated scenarios, while neglecting socio-technical realities.

[Nirit Weiss-Blatt, PhD @DrTechlash]

The research shows that the story AI doomers tell themselves is built on a fragile foundation: it turns vibes into forecasts.

https://t.co/lE7daDxlOA

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