Debate: coding agents show AI is far beyond consumer tech, skeptics countered
akbirthko · x · 2026-09-03
An AI-sphere argument: @MichaelDruggan claimed "we're building a god made out of GPUs—consumers don't matter, they're just a distraction to get funding." @akbirthko pushed back on collapse narratives: the GPT Store consumer hype did fade, but everyone now sees AI is far beyond consumer tech—coding agents exist because language happened to be the prior modality, and the solution will sort itself out as models become more general.
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