80% who say AI will stay a chat interface truly believe it, 20% self-soothe
danfaggella · x · 2026-10-04
Dan Faggella argues that people saying "in 1000 years AI will never be more than a chat interface" split into two camps: 80% genuinely believe it for IQ / can't-extrapolate-trends reasons, while the other 20% say it to soothe themselves about what's obviously coming.
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