Looking back at old Reddit threads mocking AI capabilities hasn't aged well
bowl_cut53 · reddit · 2026-09-30
A Redditor revisits multi-year-old threads about AI capability, showing how once-downvoted optimistic takes now look prescient while the mockery aged badly — a snapshot of how fast sentiment has shifted.
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