Comment on The Phony Comforts of AI Optimism.
KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
The general sense I get is that Casey Newton is one of the biggest ass kissers at The Verge.
Comment on The Phony Comforts of AI Optimism.
KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
The general sense I get is that Casey Newton is one of the biggest ass kissers at The Verge.
BertramDitore@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Casey Newton founded Platformer, after leaving The Verge around 5 years ago. But yeah, I used to listen to Hard Fork, his podcast with Kevin Roose, but I stopped because of how uncritically they cover AI and LLMs. It’s basically the only thing they cover, and yet they are quite gullible and not really realistic about the whole industry. They land some amazing interviews with key players, but never ask hard questions or dive nearly deep enough, so they end up sounding pretty fluffy as ass-kissy. I totally agree with Zitron’s take on their reporting. I constantly found myself wishing they were a lot more cynical and combative.