"Middling generative AI altered the offense-defense balance for attention" — a poetic auto-reply
charles_irl · x · 2026-09-26
charlesirl shares a witty note excusing a delayed reply: "middling generative AI has fundamentally altered the strategic balance between offense & defense in the war for our attention," so he's ignoring the messaging channel. He signs off riffing on Rumi: "Out beyond kino & slop, there is a field. I'll meet you there." — a meme-y jab at AI slop flooding communication.
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