Comment by 0xDEAFBEAD
4 hours ago
No need. Plenty of hype already.
"AI is the most rapidly adopted technology in history"
https://benjamintodd.substack.com/p/when-people-say-ai-isnt-...
It really seems like people will latch on to any theory, no matter how implausible, to reassure themselves that AI is nothing to worry about.
This is exactly right.
The vapid knee jerk cynicism and lack of critical thinking on HN of all places has been really disappointing to see over the last few years. It turns out many hackers don’t actually care about what’s possible now with this crazy new tech as much as they’re scared for their own jobs and status, which is very understandable, but they’ve let their fear drive their response, and it shows. Just like the mathematicians.
Turns out really smart people are still just people, just as capable of letting their emotions override their cognition as anyone else.