Blogger argues AI panic is a fear-based control narrative, not the models themselves
realmeetjames · x · 2026-09-19
Blogger realmeetjames offers a contrarian take: the current AI scare/hype is fundamentally a fear-based narrative to control people and set up the next financial crisis. He concedes jobs will be destroyed, humanity faces a meaning crisis, and AI could even end civilization — but never on its own, only in the hands of psychopathic companies and governments. He defends open models, arguing the danger lies in how power directs AI, not in public access to it.
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