Is the AI Doom Fever Breaking? | AI Reality Check

Cal Newport takes a critical look at recent AI News.

Video from today’s episode: youtube.com/calnewportmedia

(0:00) Is the AI doom fever breaking?

(4:30) Have the AI CEOs changed their tuen?

(7:23) Why did they change?

(11:21) Why did they ever think this was a good idea?

(24:26) Conclusion

Links:

Buy Cal’s latest book, “Slow Productivity” at calnewport.com/slow%C2%A0

youtube.com/watch?v=DFnoQkYUqgU (calnewport.com/slow%C2%A0)

youtube.com/watch?v=NWxHOrn8-rs

x.com/sama/status/2050229058425045178

fortune.com/2026/05/02/jensen-huang-nvdia-ceo-…

youtube.com/watch?v=2Kpb8eu1pEY

nytimes.com/2026/05/03/opinion/ai-jobs-unemplo…

nickbostrom.com/existential/risks.pdf

Thanks to Jesse Miller for production and mastering and Nate Mechler for research and newsletter.

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