Google researcher: the five stages of grief describe reactions to AI better than actual grief
moultano · x · 2026-10-05
Google researcher moultano quips that the five stages of grief seem like a better framework for categorizing people's responses to AI than for more typical causes of grief, such as the imminent death of a loved one.
A short, shareable observation using a psychology framework to skewer how the public processes AI's impact.
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