John Kennedy knocks AI executives’ messaging failures: ‘High-IQ stupid people’
John Kennedy (R-LA) blamed artificial intelligence executives for the recent growing backlash against the industry in an interview on Sunday.“The people who have developed AI are very, very smart. But they’re high-IQ, stupid people,” Kennedy said while speaking with Kristen Welker of Meet the Press. “You might let them tutor you, but you wouldn’t want them to date your sister.
- ▪John Kennedy (R-LA) blamed artificial intelligence executives for the recent growing backlash against the industry in an interview on Sunday.“The people who have developed AI are very, very smart.
- ▪But they’re high-IQ, stupid people,” Kennedy said while speaking with Kristen Welker of Meet the Press.
- ▪“You might let them tutor you, but you wouldn’t want them to date your sister.
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| Publication time | Mon, 07 Sep 2026 02:08:47 +0000 |
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Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) blamed artificial intelligence executives for the recent growing backlash against the industry in an interview on Sunday.“The people who have developed AI are very, very smart. But they’re high-IQ, stupid people,” Kennedy said while speaking with Kristen Welker of Meet the Press. “You might let them tutor you, but you wouldn’t want them to date your sister. They’re terrible marketers.” Recommended Stories John Kennedy knocks AI executives’ messaging failures: ‘High-IQ stupid people’ Trump administration launches investigation into Tesla’s new self-driving Cybercab Bernie Sanders introduces bill to ban artificial superintelligence “They started out by saying we have this wonderful technology and it’s going to cost everybody their job and it costs a lot of money for…
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