Terence Tao's AI skepticism sparks 'humbling' mockery in AI Twitter drama
akbirthko · x · 2026-09-23
AI-circle moment: a user mocked Terence Tao, saying his earlier AI downplaying was the "denial phase" and he's now in "anger," soon to reach "acceptance" — "nobody was ever smart enough to humble you, so we made a machine to ensure you get brought down to earth." A reply defends Tao, noting that anyone who knows his history knows he got humbled back in his PhD quals, calling the mockery pure ressentiment.
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