Cryptographer Matthew Green: brilliant peers are grieving lost purpose to AI
matthew_d_green · x · 2026-09-26
Renowned cryptographer Matthew Green notes that many brilliant people in his field are grieving the loss of their purpose as AI advances, adding that it would be easier to laugh about if it weren't coming for everyone sooner or later.
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