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The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport

2026-06-19 · 62 min · 24 entities

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  • → references BetterOffline website
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://reddit.com/r/BetterOffline
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://threads.net/@edzitron
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://wheresyoured.at/
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://calnewport.com/
  • → references Ai Dangerous Openai Anthropic person
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://nytimes.com/2026/06/17/opinion/ai-dangerous-openai-anthropic.html
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://youtube.com/@CalNewportMedia
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://newyorker.com/contributors/cal-newport

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  • mentioned BetterOffline website
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://reddit.com/r/BetterOffline
  • mentioned @Edzitron website
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://threads.net/@edzitron
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://wheresyoured.at/
  • mentioned Edzitron.Com website
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com
  • mentioned calnewport.com website
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://calnewport.com/
  • mentioned @CalNewportMedia website
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://youtube.com/@CalNewportMedia
  • mentioned Contributors website
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://newyorker.com/contributors/cal-newport
  • references BetterOffline website
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://reddit.com/r/BetterOffline
  • references @Edzitron website
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://threads.net/@edzitron
  • references wheresyoured.at website
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://wheresyoured.at/
  • references Edzitron.Com website
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com
  • references calnewport.com website
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://calnewport.com/
  • references @CalNewportMedia website
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://youtube.com/@CalNewportMedia
  • references Contributors website
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://newyorker.com/contributors/cal-newport

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  • mentioned Cal Newport person
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://nytimes.com/2026/06/17/opinion/ai-dangerous-openai-anthropic.html
  • references Ai Dangerous Openai Anthropic person
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    Link in episode "The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport": https://nytimes.com/2026/06/17/opinion/ai-dangerous-openai-anthropic.html

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  • appeared on Better Offline podcast
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    The AI Industry Must Stop Doom Trolling w/ Cal Newport
Episode description as stored
In this week’s Better Offline, Ed talks with computer science professor and writer Cal Newport about AI companies “doom trolling” consumers using scary stories about conscious computers, and how we need to make fun of the scare-mongering and ridicule the executives peddling in it. Please support me by subscribing to my premium newsletter - here’s $10 off your first year of annual https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.outpost.pub/public/promo-subscription/84rt762qen Cal Newport’s “Dear A.I. Companies: The Doom Trolling Needs To Stop https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/opinion/ai-dangerous-openai-anthropic.html Podcast & Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@CalNewportMedia/ Newsletter: https://calnewport.com New Yorker archive: https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/cal-newport YOU CAN NOW BUY BETTER OFFLINE MERCH! Go to https://cottonbureau.com/people/better-offline and use code FREE99 for free shipping on orders of $99 or more. --- LINKS: https://www.tinyurl.com/betterofflinelinks Newsletter: https://www.wheresyoured.at/ Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BetterOffline/ Discord: chat.wheresyoured.at Ed's Socials: https://twitter.com/edzitron https://www.instagram.com/edzitron https://bsky.app/profile/edzitron.com https://www.threads.net/@edzitron Email Me: ez@betteroffline.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.