OpenAI Researcher Slams Media for Minting 'Expert Class' Out of Bad-Faith AI Naysayers
jachiam0 · x · 2026-10-30
OpenAI researcher jachiam0, quoting criticism of Ed Zitron, called out an absurd media axiom: any tech debate must have experts on both sides, so the most prominent naysayer must be an expert. He argues the media thereby mints pathological naysayers into an expert class that systematically misleads the public — with no penalty once the debate resolves against them.
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