Ezra Klein floats barring AI from writing code, drawing Abundance movement backlash
kevinnbass · x · 2026-09-23
Commentators are reacting to Ezra Klein's proposal to stop allowing AI to write code, calling it Harrison Bergeron-style deliberate handicapping. Critics note that Klein, whose Abundance book came out just last year, has since endorsed national rent control, curbs on heavy industry growth, and now restrictions on AI capabilities — prompting debate over whether AI capabilities should be policy-constrained.
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