AI commentator slams TV doomerism comparing AI to Battlestar Galactica's Cylons
AIandDesign · x · 2026-09-12
AIandDesign quotes an AI panel at a Baltimore advertising industry event to slam claims that AI could "spread across the internet and run off our laptops," calling the narrative a retread of Battlestar Galactica's Cylons story. The author argues that AI capable of real harm requires massive datacenters that can be cut off with the push of a button, and that while genuine AI risks exist, this kind of "BSing on TV" hurts serious discussion. The quoted panel anecdote: one speaker built a career on high-end AI creative work yet said he'd rather be fine without AI.
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