Let me get something straight: That essay was completely fake, right? He/It was lying about everything, and it was some sort of... what?

Did the 80 million people believe what they were reading?

Have we now transitioned to a point where we gaslight everyone for the hell of it just because we can, and call it, what, thought-provoking?

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scottmf 13 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The guy is a fraud https://venturebeat.com/ai/new-open-source-ai-leader-reflect...

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Kiro 13 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

What was fake? I don't see anything controversial or factually wrong. I question the prediction but that's his opinion.

	▲	zahlman 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I think the claim is that it doesn't represent an authentic personal experience, despite pretending to.

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coffeefirst 13 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes. It’s an ad for his product, which nobody had heard of before. I’m not on twitter but I’m seeing it pretty much everywhere now.

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hypfer 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Did the 80 million people believe what they were reading?

Those numbers are likely greatly exaggerated. Twitter is nowhere near where it was at its peak. You could almost call it a ghost town. Linkedin but for unhinged crypto- and AI bros.

I'm sure the metrics report 80 million views, but that's not 80 million actual individuals that cared about it. The narrative just needs these numbers to get people to buy into the hype.