The Chicken Littles Of Silicon Valley: Why AI Doomsayers Are Repeating History's Greatest Mistake
Security Boulevard, Thursday, February 19th, 2026
The sky has never been falling. Yet here we are again, watching a new generation of prognosticators prophecy civilizational collapse while evidence of human adaptability and economic dynamism surrounds them.
Salon's recent piece about 'swarms of AI bots threatening democracy' epitomizes this tiresome pattern-a sensational claim dressed up in legitimate-sounding language that dissolves upon even cursory examination. The AI doomsayers have become the Chicken Littles of our era, and we should treat their warnings with the skepticism they deserve.