From Stochastic Parrot to Existential Threat: AI Skeptics Flipped in Under a Year
2a_lib · reddit · 2026-09-25
A short Reddit observation on how the AI-critical crowd flipped fast: the "AI is too stupid to matter / stochastic parrot" argument became the "AI is too smart, an existential threat" argument in under a year — a telling reflection of how rapidly model capability gains reshaped public narratives.
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