Anil DashSep 25, 2025
I've been trying to find a name or descriptor for people who I think are looking at "AI" broadly and soberly, with a genuinely objective perspective and information that's not captured by the big tech companies but also fluent in the technology behind it. ( @simon would be the exemplar here.) What would you call this cohort? Because I think it's sort of a community without a name, which limits its impact.
Show threadKevin RiggleSep 25, 2025
@anildash @simon “AI realists” is the obvious one, with the caveat that anyone can claim to be a realist, without any regard whether their beliefs and speech correlate to actual reality in any way
Show threadKevin RiggleSep 25, 2025
@anildash @simon “AI pragmatists” is better because what’s pragmatic for them may still not be pragmatic for me but it’s at least a more local and grounded position
Show threadKevin Riggle
@anildash @simon given that i tend to self describe as a grouchy AI crank I think that “AI pragmatist” is probably more palatable
Sep 25, 2025 at 3:41pmWeb