The Atlantic takes aim at 'labs': AI word policing signals loss of control, journalist argues
round · x · 2026-09-06
A piece in The Atlantic challenges the widespread use of "labs" to describe AI companies, arguing the label lends an unearned air of scientific rigor. Max Fisher adds that AI word policing is really a grasp for control amid an AI ascendance that feels increasingly out of our control.
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