Some of the smartest, most thoughtful people I know in tech are extremely skeptical of AI. That is, as they say in our business, a smell.

These aren’t the loud, bombastic, attention seeking jerks you see everywhere on socials. They’re just good folks who have proven time and time again to have strong ethics, thoughtful judgement, deep expertise, a strong sense of community, and a kindness toward humans. I’ve seen them build up open source communities and people alike.

So when the people you respect the most are deeply skeptical of something, that’s worth sitting with. Especially when the subject matter is something that has a non-zero chance of imploding.