Watching society split between AI doom panic and 'next-token parrot' cope
flowersslop · x · 2026-09-11
The author predicts mainstream society will split between TikTok-style "AI will kill us all" panic and "it's just a next-token parrot" dismissal. He's in neither camp — wants more AI, faster — and finds it entertaining to watch two factions he opposes tear into each other.
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