NYT Reader Picks Turn Against Op-Ed Dismissing Catastrophic AI Risk
GarrisonLovely · x · 2026-09-07
Chris Said highlights a visible shift in mainstream sentiment: under Cal Newport's NYT op-ed dismissing catastrophic AI risk, all three top reader picks push back against the argument.
Garrison Lovely adds that NYT comment sections on AI pieces have "180ed" — ordinary readers increasingly take AI risk seriously, a stark change from earlier dismissiveness.
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