François Chollet: 'Anti-AI is the new Woke' and can be defeated like the last mind virus
beffjezos · x · 2026-09-10
François Chollet (Arc Prize co-creator, @beffjezos) posted: "Anti-AI is the new Woke." He added that "we defeated the mind virus once, we can defeat it again," framing current anti-AI sentiment as an ideologically-driven movement comparable to what he calls the previous "mind virus."
The statement from a prominent AI researcher is set to spark debate: supporters see it as a pushback against irrational panic, while critics will likely view it as dismissively stigmatizing legitimate concerns about AI.
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