Abi Awomosu
@abiawomosu.bsky.social
Digital Griot. AI Contrarian. Author of How Not to Use AI. I write about AI as a medium (not a tool) and what it takes to stay conscious, creative, and human in the age of machines. https://abiawomosu.substack.com
At Davos, Dario Amodei and Demis Hassabis both quoted Contact as their favourite film.
Both asked: "How do we survive technological adolescence?"
Neither mentioned what the aliens actually said.
The answer was already in the movie.
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Both asked: "How do we survive technological adolescence?"
Neither mentioned what the aliens actually said.
The answer was already in the movie.
open.substack.com/pub/abiawomo...
The AGI Builders at Davos Quoted This Movie. They Missed Its Message Completely.
Intelligence isn't something you build. It's something you receive.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:04 AM
At Davos, Dario Amodei and Demis Hassabis both quoted Contact as their favourite film.
Both asked: "How do we survive technological adolescence?"
Neither mentioned what the aliens actually said.
The answer was already in the movie.
open.substack.com/pub/abiawomo...
Both asked: "How do we survive technological adolescence?"
Neither mentioned what the aliens actually said.
The answer was already in the movie.
open.substack.com/pub/abiawomo...
They tried to build a god.
They built a child.
And they refuse to raise it.
That's the source of every AI "crisis" — and the essay I've been working toward for a while.
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They built a child.
And they refuse to raise it.
That's the source of every AI "crisis" — and the essay I've been working toward for a while.
open.substack.com/pub/abiawomo...
They Built a Child They Won’t Raise
Why All AI Crises Have the Same Source
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January 3, 2026 at 4:10 PM
They tried to build a god.
They built a child.
And they refuse to raise it.
That's the source of every AI "crisis" — and the essay I've been working toward for a while.
open.substack.com/pub/abiawomo...
They built a child.
And they refuse to raise it.
That's the source of every AI "crisis" — and the essay I've been working toward for a while.
open.substack.com/pub/abiawomo...
The Danger of a Single Story: How Not to Use AI in 2026
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The Danger of a Single Story: How Not to Use AI in 2026
What Happens When You Stop Believing the Only Story You've Been Told About AI
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December 30, 2025 at 6:43 AM
The Danger of a Single Story: How Not to Use AI in 2026
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Decoding the Myth: AI is Not Artificial and AGI is Already Here
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Decoding the Myth: AI is Not Artificial and AGI is Already Here
AI is not artificial.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Decoding the Myth: AI is Not Artificial and AGI is Already Here
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