François Chollet: believed futures deliver their consequences without ever happening
fchollet · x · 2026-10-19
Keras creator and AI researcher François Chollet posted a pithy observation: "When enough people believe something will happen, it doesn't need to happen at all for all of its consequences to be felt." The line was widely read as commentary on self-fulfilling AI expectations — capital, talent, and decisions already moving on belief in AGI rather than on reality.
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