Kevin Roose: the 'good ML vs bad generative AI' distinction is dissolving
kevinroose · x · 2026-11-06
NYT journalist Kevin Roose notes that backlash against Google putting AI into search reflects a common idea that "normal ML" is good while "generative AI" is bad — but the two are morphing into the same thing.
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