Dramatic insider warnings over AI fall flat with some in Silicon Valley

Published September 13, 2026 at 13:17 UTC

The script

Sam (sighs) Robin (rolling her eyes)

Alex: Listen up, folks! I’ve got some groundbreaking news. AI is going to save the world! Or at least, we’re going to save AI.

Sam: Oh, great. Another AI utopian vision. When are you going to come up with something new?

Robin: Save it for a movie script. AI is just a buzzword.

Robin (shaking her head)

Alex: Hold on, wait a second. Maybe we should let someone else handle this. Let’s not rock the boat too hard.

Robin: Too late, Alex. We’ve already made our stance clear. You know you’re going to be the one to get laughed out of the room next.

Alex (typing) Sam (smiling) Robin (smiling too)

Alex: Fine, fine. I’ll just make sure to keep AI out of any projects where it won’t be the center of attention. That’s progress, right?

Sam: That’s more like it, Alex. Let’s hope it doesn’t get too far.

Robin: And let’s keep those AI references to a minimum.

Alex: Well, at least we’re all on the same page. Let’s get to work.