Silicon Valley’s Favorite Doomsaying Philosopher
- Posted on February 18, 2026
- By The New Yorker
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Silicon Valley’s Favorite Doomsaying Philosopher

Nick Land believes that digital superintelligence is going to kill us all. In San Francisco, his followers ask: What if, instead of trying to stop an A.I. takeover, you work to bring it on as fast as possible?