AI Discourse Whiplash: From 'AI Will Kill Everyone' to 'Glorified BERT Wins a Nobel' in One Week
kevinnbass · x · 2026-09-19
kevinnbass mocks AI discourse whiplash: last week's narrative was doom — AI killing everyone, alien minds in satellites, hacked power grids, Skynet. This week it flipped to "Jev will replace LLMs," amazing email sorting, and a "glorified BERT" winning a Nobel. A wry snapshot of how fast AI hype oscillates between existential fear and practical enthusiasm.
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