"AI Techbros Only Produce Low-Variance Copies of Researchers," Sparks Debate
MoonL88537 · x · 2026-09-09
- A quote-post of the article The AI techbro Dutch book, which frames two competing narratives: techbros are about to create a new species of machine slaves, or language modelling is a far less capable path than believed.
- The sharpest line cited: techbros have only produced a low-variance replica of a researcher's process. The poster laments the strange times but believes we're still early and things won't collapse.
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