New show Airlock asks non-tech people what they think of Dario Amodei
jdjohnson · x · 2026-09-25
Airlock EP1 showed an interview with Dario Amodei to people outside tech—healthcare workers, coffee shop owners, audio engineers, bar backs—and captured unfiltered reactions:
- "He doesn't seem so hopeful... he's supposed to be giving people hope"
- "He's saying slow down but not stop... he's concerned about the future but still wants to make that money"
- "He seems more level-headed than Elon Musk... who is just kind of insane"
- "I don't know that there is a good direction for technology right now"
The show's premise: tech insiders constantly speculate what "regular people" think; Airlock goes straight to them, capturing nuance polls and headlines lose.
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