The Rise of AI Denialism

Got an article from BigStink that made me roll my eyes. Wanted to share the amusement. Not much new, or of substance lol

Over the past few months, we’ve seen a surge of skepticism around the phenomenon currently referred to as the “AI boom.” 

Yes, whom amongst us hasn't been a little concerned about the global economy tanking as of late?

These same voices overuse the phrase “AI slop” to disparage the remarkable images, documents, videos, and code that AI models produce at the touch of a button.

I do call it that

By any objective measure, AI continues to improve at a stunning pace. The impressive leap in capabilities made by Gemini 3 in November is just the latest example. No, AI scaling has not hit the wall. In fact, I can’t think of another technology that has advanced this quickly at any point during my lifetime, and I started programming in 1982.

So why has the public latched onto the narrative that AI is stalling, that the output is slop, and that the AI boom is just another tech bubble that lacks justifiable use-cases?

Oh boy, please tell us.

I believe it’s because society is collectively entering the first stage of grief — denial — over the very scary possibility that we humans may soon lose cognitive supremacy to artificial systems.

There is no politics. There is no economy. There is no power. Its all psychology.

Sorry, I just have a big pet peeve when people "scale up" individual psychology to try to explain what's sociological or political.

Eighty-two years ago, philosopher [sic] Ayn Rand wrote these three simple sentences: “Man cannot survive except through his mind. He comes on earth unarmed. His brain is his only weapon.”

And Ayn Rand had the biggest brain of them all.

Why is a grown man, in the year of our lord 2025, unironically quoting Ayn Rand? Embarrassing.

Anyway, materialism is now in shambles lol. Its the mind that moves history, not the hands or the feet or the coordinated social labor of millions upon millions of workers.

No.

Its "smart" people with big brains, like Ayn Rand or this doofus, who makes the BigThink thoughts that move the world.

For me, these words summarize our self-image as humans — we are the superintelligent species.

And the CEO of Unanimous AI is the most superintelligentiest of us all. That's why he's telling you to keep calm and slop on.

This is the basis of our success and survival. And yet, we could soon find ourselves intellectually outmatched by widely available AI models that can outthink us on all fronts, solving problems infinitely faster, more accurately, and yes, more creatively than any human could.

I already (lovingly) made fun of STEM folks before, but Jesus H.

Now folks, are you ready for some man made horrors?

AI systems will soon be able to “read you” more accurately than any person could. They will do this by identifying micro-expressions on your face, in your voice, in your posture, in your gaze, and even in your breathing. This will enable AI assistants to infer your inner feelings faster and more precisely than is humanly possible... [and] will be able to observe your emotional reactions throughout your day and build predictive models of your behavior.

Like it or not, we will soon live in a world where many of the faces we encounter will be generative masks worn by AI agents. And yet, we tell ourselves that AI is just another tech boom. This is wishful thinking

Alright... not making me feel any better about the AI bubble, which you didnt argue against, and now I'm just worried about an AI police state on top of that.

What was the point of this article again?

In other words, we are not watching a bubble expand with blustery vapors. We are watching a planet form from churning magma, and it will solidify into a new framework for society. Denial will only make us unprepared. This is not an AI bubble. This is real.

Poetry

So after reading this I feel nothing. The AI CEO man is telling me that I'm the one that doesn't get it, man. That it's not slop, its actually the most creative thing in human existence. And what else? Um, we'll all be living in a Black Mirror episode? AI will soon manipulate space and time? There's no escape from the prison?

Oh, and it's not "just a bubble". Deep.

Well, I think we all agree that AI will still be around after the crash, and it will continue to make changes to the world even afterwards.

It's no surprise Dr. Computer CEO wants to minimize the AI bubble buzz and emphasize the staying power of AI and how great of an investment it is.

But I thought it was amusing the way he went about it by mentioning Ayn Rand and telling us that we are all too narrow minded and instead of thinking about "the economy" (pff) we should instead be more worried about the dystopia he's helping to create.