'Put the Fries in the Bag, Terence Tao': A Provocative Essay on Human Dignity in the AI Age
granawkins · x · 2026-09-25
The author endorses Dan Rosiak's essay critiquing a common defense in AI debates: replies to "put the fries in the bag, Terence Tao" concede too much by arguing "if Tao serves fries, YOU will be in the lithium mines." The essay questions a worldview where everything—human intelligence, consciousness—can be radically transformed, yet someone must still have a bad afternoon so others enjoy their lunch, and warns that dismissing critics as "envious" flatters the educated.
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