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title: "Machine learning pioneer Michael I. Jordan dismantles AI doom rhetoric as \"grand moralizing performance\""
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summary: "Machine learning pioneer Michael I. Jordan dismissed AI doom rhetoric as science fiction and characterized warnings about superintelligence as a grand moralizing performance and regulatory demands as theater. He also stated that Hinton's thesis on reproducing the brain in silicon is not credible."
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# Machine learning pioneer Michael I\. Jordan dismantles AI doom rhetoric as "grand moralizing performance"

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**Published:** 2026-10-13T17:12:41.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** safety

## Summary

Machine learning pioneer Michael I\. Jordan dismissed AI doom rhetoric as science fiction and characterized warnings about superintelligence as a grand moralizing performance and regulatory demands as theater\. He also stated that Hinton's thesis on reproducing the brain in silicon is not credible\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://the-decoder.com/machine-learning-pioneer-michael-i-jordan-dismantles-ai-doom-rhetoric-as-grand-moralizing-performance/>)