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Kevin Kelly's 2016 AI forecasts for Google revisited a decade on

A retrospective piece revisits predictions from Kevin Kelly's 2016 book The Inevitable, including his claim that by 2026 Google's core product would be AI rather than search. The piece recounts Kelly's early-2000s conversation with Larry Page, who told him Google was 'really making an AI,' and argues Google has used search queries to train its AI systems rather than the reverse.

taylor.town · 2026-10-12

Analysis checks record of AI skeptic Ed Zitron's predictions

An independent reviewer examined the track record of AI critic Ed Zitron's forecasts about the technology's trajectory, comparing them against how events actually unfolded. The author, who describes having no strong pro- or anti-AI stance and no financial stake in AI firms beyond standard index funds, set out to evaluate the accuracy of Zitron's widely circulated skeptical claims.

danluu.com · 2026-09-01