Thread continuation: read flawed analogies as impressions, not literal claims
davidstutz92 · x · 2026-10-12
Part 3 of David Stutz's thread: responding to criticism of a prominent analogy about AI's impact on math vs biology, he argues that rather than reading it literally, one should try to understand the impression the speaker intends to share, even if the comparison itself is flawed.
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