Scale AI's Alexandr Wang mocks AI skeptics: ignoring AI's consumer impact 'lacks humility'
alexandr_wang · x · 2026-09-23
Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang quoted an investor essay by citrini with a wry "did musie did an oopsie?" The quoted essay argues that while no one can predict AI's impact on companies, sectors, and consumer behavior—which for all of history has been human behavior—dismissing that impact outright lacks humility and creativity. Tactics built on human psychology will fall away, and friction that was once profitable (loyalty points, flight credits, promotional offers) will become cost centers for companies that fail to adapt in time.
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