Kevin Roose: 'Fancy Autocomplete' Talking Points Still Rule Campus AI Debate
kevinroose · x · 2026-09-21
- Kevin Roose says that from his many school visits, it's extremely common to hear 2023-era conventional wisdom — "fancy autocomplete," hallucinations being unavoidable — passed off as current fact.
- He uses this to counter Jay Caspian Kang's claim that widespread AI skepticism is confined to prestige media.
Related event: NYT's Roose and Kang Clash Over Whether Anti-AI Skepticism Was Widespread(9 posts)→
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