AI pioneer Dietterich: industry squandered users' first impression, trust will take years to win back
tdietterich · x · 2026-11-06
ML pioneer Thomas Dietterich argues the AI industry's failure to focus on compelling use cases meant most users' first experience with AI was disappointing or negative — deepfakes being a prime example. The industry should have identified one amazingly good use case and built out from there, and now 'it will take a long time to win back the good will of users.'
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