AndyMasley criticizes experts flashing credentials to push contested AI takes
AndyMasley · x · 2026-11-01
AndyMasley calls out a common move in AI discourse: experts flashing credentials ("I'm a philosopher of mind" or "I'm a computer scientist") to argue for highly contested positions within their own field — like "AGI is a myth that can never happen" — implying that disagreement amounts to doubting their expertise. He says he loses respect for people who frame contested views as the field's official position that non-experts must defer to.
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