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>>staran+(OP)
The media and the VCs are treating Sam like some hero and savior of AI. I’m not getting it. What has he done in life and/or AI to deserve so much respect and admiration? Why don’t top researchers and scientists get equivalent (if not more) respect, admiration and support? It looks like one should strive to become product manager, not an engineer or a scientist.

>>eclect+79
I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if Sam and his other ultra-rich buddies like Satya had their fingers deep in the pockets of all the tech journalists that immediately ran to his defense and sensationalized everything. Every single news source posted on HN read like pure shilling for the Ponzi sch- uh, I mean Worldcoin guy and hailing him as some sort of AI savant.

>>sensan+2I
My more plausible version is that CEOs of journalistic publications are in cahoots with the rich/powerful/govt people, who get to dictate the tone of said publications by hiring the right journalists/editors and giving them the right incentives.

So as a journalist you might have freedom to write your articles, but your editor (as instructed by his/her senior editor) might try to steer you about writing in the correct tone.

This is how 'Starship test flight makes history as it clears multiple milestones' becomes 'Musk rocket explodes during test'

>>torgin+bL
But it did explode. And that was the part of the story that people were interested in.