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You Are Not The Man In The Arena

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Claims from this post (2)

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  1. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Recommendation or value judgment

    “The argument, of course, is that AI is “in its early days,” the same noxious defense that was used for cryptocurrency — which had also been around for many years before its venture-backed boom.”

    Our reading: The argument that AI is 'in its early days' is a noxious defense, the same one used for cryptocurrency, which had also been around for many years before its venture-backed boom.

    No horizon

  2. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Recommendation or value judgment

    “An industry where David Sacks, Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, Elon Musk, and Marc Andreessen lead the conversation is not one to be proud of, resembling the opening of a dystopian sci-fi more than any fanciful lie about utopias powered by AI.”

    Our reading: An industry where David Sacks, Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, Elon Musk, and Marc Andreessen lead the conversation is not one to be proud of, and it resembles the opening of a dystopian sci-fi more than any fanciful lie about AI-powered utopias.

    No horizon

    Scope: an industry where David Sacks, Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, Elon Musk, and Marc Andreessen lead the conversation

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