An Alien Mind: researcher warns on AI risk, AI slop worries circle back
sebkrier · x · 2026-09-07
AI researcher merettm published a long-form essay, An Alien Mind, laying out his view of the current state of AI, his concerns about the next few years, and the choices needed to keep the future in humanity's hands.
The reshare by suchenzang frames the surrounding discourse as a test of human sentience: whether people just consume AI slop or keep practicing literacy and critical thinking — a telling snapshot of the community's anxiety over AI-generated junk content.
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