Commentary: Comparing AI Labs to Evangelion's High School Pilots
danfaggella · x · 2026-08-31
A commentator noted that eventually, society will acknowledge the structural absurdity of OpenAI and Anthropic operating as "companies" with "products" while grappling with the destiny of humanity. The comparison drawn was to Neon Genesis Evangelion, where the pilots tasked with saving the world in giant mechs are inexplicably also required to attend high school.
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