Bill Gates warns of 20 years of 'tumultuous' AI disruption; prominent KOL pushes back
kimmonismus · x · 2026-10-24
The Verge reports Bill Gates urging people to prepare for 20 years of "tumultuous" AI disruption, calling AI potentially "the most dangerous weapon of all time."
Well-known AI commentator kimmonismus pushed back, arguing such headlines frame chaos as inevitable. He sees the future as opportunity-heavy rather than chaotic, and says how things unfold is in our hands, not a foregone conclusion.
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