AI threatens gatekeepers more than intelligence, the post argues
taherdhanera · x · 2026-07-28
- The post argues that AI is threatening gatekeepers, not intelligence itself.
- Its core claim is that AI gives ordinary people access beyond pedigree, privilege, and inherited wealth.
- In that framing, old elites fear AI because it can weaken their monopoly on knowledge and authority.
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