AIAI as asbestos: a metaphor for generations of cleanup
A post quotes @doctorow comparing AI to asbestos embedded in society, then endorses the warning that descendants will spend generations digging it out.
TLDR
An October 4, 2025 post attributes this warning to @doctorow: “AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations.” The post endorses the metaphor as “speaking truth and taking no prisoners.”
AI as asbestos: a metaphor for generations of cleanup
A post quotes @doctorow comparing AI to asbestos embedded in society, then endorses the warning that descendants will spend generations digging it out.
TLDR
An October 4, 2025 post attributes this warning to @doctorow: “AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations.” The post endorses the metaphor as “speaking truth and taking no prisoners.”