The "AI snake oil" authors rebrand to "AI is a normal technology"
chris_j_paxton · x · 2026-09-16
Sayash Kapoor and Arvind Narayanan, the Princeton researchers behind "AI Snake Oil," have shifted their framing from debunking hype to "AI is a normal technology." Chris Paxton quips about the rebrand, reflecting the AI discourse moving from hype-debunking toward a pragmatic view of what AI can and can't do.
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