Meta Gives Every US Adult a Free Powerful AI Assistant, Yet Media Covers a Resignation
neil_chilson · x · 2026-09-11
Neil Chilson (via Taylor Barkley) laments skewed news coverage: Meta this week announced it is offering every adult in the U.S. a free, powerful AI assistant that can help solve all sorts of problems — yet all the coverage focused on a 27-year-old who quit his job.
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