Commentary: AI leaders win hearts with cheap burritos, not job-loss doom
tekbog · x · 2026-10-04
A pointed observation: Dario Amodei and Elon Musk could easily improve public perception of AI by simply saying "AI will make burritos cheaper," yet instead they keep telling everyone they'll lose their jobs and demoing flight-booking agents — a communication strategy that backfires.
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