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[NYT Opinion] AI and Silicon Valley

By Alexis Dufresne Published September 9, 2026 at 12:41 UTC

Summary

Nine vetted experts shared this Sept 5 NYT opinion on AI and Silicon Valley — high uptake for an op-ed signals a sharper-than-usual argument; exact title and thesis unconfirmed but trusted source and expert circulation distinguish it from the generic anti-AI essay pile already surfaced.

Shared on Bluesky by 9 AI experts (top 5 by trust)

Eryk Salvaggio @eryk.bsky.social: This is a good succinct summary of the intelligence-as-ideology effects I’ve also been talking about lately (Gift Link): www.nytimes.com/202… →
rat king 🐀 👑 @mikeisaac.bsky.social: well written, well argued presentation of real world harms of AI without going into histrionics it won’t get the same amount of pickup bc i… →
Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis @jeffjarvis.bsky.social: This by @calnewport001.bsky.social is very good, though I wish it would cite work on #TESCREAL (Google it) & its eugenicist roots. *That* is… →
Woodrow Hartzog @hartzog.bsky.social amplified

Frank Pasquale @frankpasquale.bsky.social

"If Ford automobiles were spontaneously catching on fire, we wouldn’t tolerate the CEO changing the subject to discuss our general lack of preparedness for a future with flying cars. We’d demand that the company address …
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Frank Pasquale @frankpasquale.bsky.social: "If Ford automobiles were spontaneously catching on fire, we wouldn’t tolerate the CEO changing the subject to discuss our general lack of p… →

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