Everyone is so annoying about AI
Everyone is so annoying about AIAugust 1, 20269 min readAISomething I've recently been thinking about a lot is how I think public perception of AI would likely be vastly different (and positive) if the people at the forefront of the pro side weren't Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg. In other words, extremely dumb and evil rich guys who somehow failed upwards in life. Like most people, my initial feelings on AI were pretty negative.
- ▪Everyone is so annoying about AIAugust 1, 20269 min readAISomething I've recently been thinking about a lot is how I think public perception of AI would likely be vastly different (and positive) if the people at the forefront of the pro sid
- ▪In other words, extremely dumb and evil rich guys who somehow failed upwards in life.
- ▪Like most people, my initial feelings on AI were pretty negative.
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| Original publisher | Cailin Pitt |
| Canonical URL | https://cailinpitt.com/blog/2026/8/01/everyone-is-so-annoying-about-ai |
| Publication time | Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:27:21 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-08-02T17:40:40.964Z |
| Last seen | 2026-08-02T17:40:40.964Z |
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Everyone is so annoying about AIAugust 1, 20269 min readAISomething I've recently been thinking about a lot is how I think public perception of AI would likely be vastly different (and positive) if the people at the forefront of the pro side weren't Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg. In other words, extremely dumb and evil rich guys who somehow failed upwards in life. Like most people, my initial feelings on AI were pretty negative. The pro-AI people reminded me of the Crypto people circa ~2021, but 10x more annoying (the Venn diagram of those two groups of people is probably a circle). I found their general vibe to be annoying, and I found Sam Altman et al.
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