Yglesias: AI industry's main actors have a poor record on basic honesty
mattyglesias · x · 2026-10-21
Matthew Yglesias argues in Slow Boring, via the new Theranos documentary "You Can See Everything," that tech culture is far too tolerant of deception. He extends the point to AI: the industry's main actors show a worrying track record on basic honesty and forthcomingness about why their stated views shifted as they grew bigger.
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