"SF is right long-term, NYC right near-term, nobody has a clue mid-term" on AI
austinc3301 · x · 2026-11-12
A widely shared take on AI: "SF is right about the long term, NYC is right about the near term, but nobody has a fing clue about the mid term" — capturing the core disagreement between AI believers and skeptics, and the lack of reliable 3-5 year forecasts.
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