"Barbarians inside the castle walls": AI circle's bleak metaphor gets a rueful yes
MickeySteamboat · x · 2026-10-18
Grimes (beffjezos) posted: "It's no longer Barbarians at the gates / It's Barbarians inside the castle walls," suggesting AI's disruption has penetrated deep within existing orders. MickeySteamboat quote-replied "Yes, regrettably."
A short, emblematic exchange capturing AI insiders' rueful mood about the speed and irreversibility of the upheaval.
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