ThePrimeagen: How Did Sam and Dario Fumble AI's Public Image So Badly?
Hesamation · x · 2026-09-11
ThePrimeagen argues it's absurd that a technology capable of curing cancer and Alzheimer's is universally hated outside the tech bubble. He blames Altman and Dario's messaging strategy—repeatedly warning about job losses and existential risk—as a PR failure that squandered public goodwill.
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