'They just want your OpenAI conference slides': economists joke about computers acting on their own
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-09-26
Economist Paul Novosad complained that his computer now lights up and acts on its own at random times — 'nothing to see here, I'm sure.' A replier joked: 'They just want to see your slides from the OpenAI conference.' A classic AI-circle privacy-paranoia meme, no hard facts behind it.
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