Stanford Prof Pushes Back on AI Doom: Ordinary Users Benefiting From AI Should Speak Up
anshulkundaje · x · 2026-10-07
Stanford professor Anshul Kundaje responds to AI critic Coxon, saying he's disappointed but unsurprised by his failure to acknowledge AI's positive applications, while understanding his personal experiences.
Key points:
- AI discourse needs a balanced view, pulled back to a reasonable center;
- People who actually use AI for everyday impact should speak up and be given platforms;
- Ordinary people with no skin in the game whose lives were positively changed by AI deserve to tell their stories;
- Whistleblowers raising legitimate concerns deserve thanks, but the rising negativity toward an enabling technology is disheartening.
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