Kevin Roose rips Ed Zitron's AI skepticism as danluu audits his track record
inductionheads · x · 2026-09-04
NYT tech columnist Kevin Roose said anyone who has hosted Ed Zitron in the name of "AI skepticism" has made their audience dumber and less prepared for what's actually happening. Notable engineer-blogger danluu responded by sharing a detailed write-up auditing how accurate Zitron's AI-skeptic predictions have actually been, escalating the bull-vs-skeptic debate with data.
Related event: Dan Luu Fact-Checks Ed Zitron's AI Predictions(6 posts)→
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