{"version":1,"type":"story","url":"https://digestai.news/story/show-hn-doom-or-bloom-lets-users-map-ai-worldview","json":"https://digestai.news/story/show-hn-doom-or-bloom-lets-users-map-ai-worldview.json","markdown":"https://digestai.news/story/show-hn-doom-or-bloom-lets-users-map-ai-worldview.md","slug":"show-hn-doom-or-bloom-lets-users-map-ai-worldview","headline":"Show HN: Doom or Bloom lets users map AI worldview","summary":"A new web tool called Doom or Bloom was posted on Hacker News, inviting users to answer a short questionnaire that places them on a spectrum between pessimistic “doom” and optimistic “bloom” outlooks for artificial intelligence. The interface lists dozens of prominent AI researchers, technologists, and public figures—such as Eliezer Yudkowsky, Ilya Sutskever, Demis Hassabis, Andrew Ng, Elon Musk and Sam Altman—so users can see how their answers compare to simulated respondents representing those personalities.\n\nThe service generates a visual map of the respondent’s position and offers example results based on simulated users. It is presented as an exploratory, self‑reflective exercise rather than a scientific measurement, and the creators do not claim formal validation. By surfacing a range of viewpoints, the tool aims to spark conversation about how AI might shape society and what trade‑offs different stakeholders anticipate.\n\nThe project is openly available via a link on the Show HN post, with no pricing or subscription model mentioned, and it appears to be a community‑driven experiment rather than a commercial product.","keyPoints":["Doom or Bloom is a web tool that maps users' AI outlooks between \"doom\" and \"bloom\"","The questionnaire references over thirty AI experts and public figures, including Yudkowsky, Sutskever, Hassabis, Ng, Musk, Altman","The tool visualizes results and offers simulated user comparisons, but provides no formal validation or pricing"],"whyItMatters":"Understanding where individuals and influential figures fall on the AI optimism‑pessimism spectrum can inform public debate, policy discussions, and investment decisions.","category":{"slug":"society","name":"Society & Work","url":"https://digestai.news/category/society"},"entities":{"companies":[],"models":[],"people":["Eliezer Yudkowsky","Ilya Sutskever","Demis Hassabis","Andrew Ng","Elon Musk","Sam Altman"]},"firstPublishedAt":"2026-09-25T16:51:28Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-25T16:51:28Z","sourceCount":1,"hasPrimarySource":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"doom-or-bloom.com","title":"Show HN: Doom or Bloom, map your AI worldview","url":"https://doom-or-bloom.com/","publishedAt":"2026-09-25T16:51:28Z","type":"press","primary":false,"lead":true}],"sourceNotes":null,"discussions":[{"site":"Hacker News","url":"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49846953","points":43}],"thread":null,"cite":{"text":"Digest AI, \"Show HN: Doom or Bloom lets users map AI worldview\", 25 September 2026, https://digestai.news/story/show-hn-doom-or-bloom-lets-users-map-ai-worldview","publisher":"Digest AI","title":"Show HN: Doom or Bloom lets users map AI worldview","datePublished":"2026-09-25T16:51:28Z","url":"https://digestai.news/story/show-hn-doom-or-bloom-lets-users-map-ai-worldview"},"generatedBy":"Written by Digest AI's editorial model from the linked sources; the sources are the record.","license":"Headlines, digests and key points are written by Digest AI and may be quoted with a link to the story page. Linked articles belong to their publishers. Terms: https://digestai.news/terms#reuse"}