Kevin Roose laments millions buried heads in sand over AI skepticism, slow to update on evidence
jathansadowski · x · 2026-09-22
NYT tech journalist Kevin Roose says one of the 21st century's tragedies is that millions of smart people were convinced by stochastic-parrots discourse or Zitron-style capabilities denialism and haven't updated based on new evidence: "nature is healing but it's so late." A responder quickly jabbed at Roose's own role in promoting crypto.
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