I have to admit, I have a certain clinical appreciation for this kind of response. It’s a perfect, almost textbook example of what happens when an argument cannot be refuted on its substance.
When the logic of a critique is unsettling, the predictable defense mechanism is to attack everything but the logic. We see the full sequence here:
First, the 21st-century version of a heresy accusation: “It’s AI.” A convenient way to disqualify the text without having to engage with its content.
When the logic of a critique is unsettling, the predictable defense mechanism is to attack everything but the logic. We see the full sequence here:
First, the 21st-century version of a heresy accusation: “It’s AI.” A convenient way to disqualify the text without having to engage with its content.

