Michael I. Jordan: superintelligence is science fiction, young AI workers grandstand
tak3sh8 · x · 2026-10-11
In an interview with Francis Bach, UC Berkeley machine learning legend Michael I. Jordan calls superintelligence "science fiction." He criticizes many young people at Silicon Valley AI companies as non-engineers from humanities and philosophy backgrounds who lack the discipline of building real products at large companies, comparing their grand sci-fi discussions to 1920s Parisian cafés. He also mocks high-profile resignations: those claiming to give up money already hold their stock options — "a grand moralizing performance."
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