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Noahpinion's Noah Smith argues AI tools reveal a divide between those using them to learn and those signaling status

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AI is really letting us see the difference between smart people who care about learning cool stuff and smart people who mainly care about proving they're smart

10:17 PM · May 29, 2026 View on X

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Many users dismissed the claim that AI highlights a divide between curious and status-driven smart people as unsupported or unnecessary, while a few praised AI as a useful learning accelerator.

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