Don't be fooled by this summer of AI hype: scrutiny deflates the claims
slhamlet · reddit · 2026-09-23
The author argues that this summer's breathless AGI and capability claims fall apart under expert scrutiny: companies generate massive fanfare, the press amplifies it, and the quieter expert post-mortems that tell a very different story get far less coverage.
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