AI insider: Silicon Valley amplified the very fears (job loss, existential risk) it now laments
adrianscottcom · x · 2026-11-05
Responding to a discussion on AI adoption, Adrian Scott argues Silicon Valley spent years selling what AI could enable while deeply underestimating how many people primarily fear what AI will take from them. He adds that the industry itself told people to be afraid—that AI would take jobs and might even kill them—so the current climate of fear shouldn't be a surprise.
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