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Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying
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If you watch a full podcast (he has done a ton in the last couple weeks), he clearly identifies AI as not a mere hype technology, as something interesting and potentially useful from a technology perspective, and he definitely doesn't conflate a chatbot with all AI. That doesn't undermine the vast problems with it, how it's being used against regular workers, the threat the bubble poses to the economy, the criti-hype cycle, etc.
I think you're oversimplifying "Cory Doctorow" based on the article you're reading or specifically how he presents a more complex idea to different audiences.
Watch the Jon Stewart podcast interview if you want more nuance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dAIJRjb-Bw