The author knows that AI can cause social disruption of the kind that siphons even more money to the rich. To that he has thoughts and prayers[1].

Extreme pragmatism for AI converts is just instant gratification for your hacker itch without looking any further.

That’s why people get fatigued by yet another “but now with AI”. In isolation they are just solving this one problem.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46587277