Rethinking AI Skepticism: Dismissing Tech Potential Misses Early Warnings
jeremiecharris · x · 2026-08-05
Jeremie Harris argues that fashionable AI skepticism has real-world consequences. He lists several high-profile, now-disproven takes that discouraged people from proactively addressing actual problems:
- "AI won't discover real cyber exploits"
- "Rogue AI is just sci-fi"
- Arguably, the 2025 "infrastructure bubble" narrative
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