Mat Honan ✅
@mathonan.com
Editor in chief of MIT Technology Review. Formerly SF Bureau Chief at Buzzfeed News. Formerly Wired. Formerly @mat on twitter. Discos in Frisco
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Seriously gtfo of here with this
December 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Seriously gtfo of here with this
Anyway. The whole package is here. www.technologyreview.com/supertopic/h...
Hype Correction
An MIT Technology Review series Hype Correction It’s time to reset expectations. AI is going to reproduce human intelligence. AI will eliminate disease. AI is the single biggest, most important inven...
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December 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Anyway. The whole package is here. www.technologyreview.com/supertopic/h...
And look, here's the thing, AI *can be* amazing. But the hype over generative large language models obscures the really profound, meaningful breakthroughs, as @mmitchell.bsky.social breaks down for us here: www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1...
Generative AI hype distracts us from AI’s more important breakthroughs
It's a seductive distraction from the advances in AI that are most likely to improve or even save your life
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December 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
And look, here's the thing, AI *can be* amazing. But the hype over generative large language models obscures the really profound, meaningful breakthroughs, as @mmitchell.bsky.social breaks down for us here: www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1...
Or maybe you've been thinking, man, Sam Altman has said some wild stuff, hasn't he? I'm not wrong? No, you're not! @jamesmodonnell.bsky.social has receipts. Or, well, some transcripts. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1...
A brief history of Sam Altman’s hype
Here’s how pinning a utopian vision for AI on LLMs kicked off the hype cycle that’s causing fears of a bubble today.
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December 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Or maybe you've been thinking, man, Sam Altman has said some wild stuff, hasn't he? I'm not wrong? No, you're not! @jamesmodonnell.bsky.social has receipts. Or, well, some transcripts. www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1...
And if you've been wondering are we in a bubble, or whose fault is the bubble, or what will pop the obvious bubble? @alexeheath.com has a great explainer on just that:
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1...
What even is the AI bubble?
Everyone in tech agrees we’re in a bubble. They just can’t agree on what it looks like — or what happens when it pops.
www.technologyreview.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
And if you've been wondering are we in a bubble, or whose fault is the bubble, or what will pop the obvious bubble? @alexeheath.com has a great explainer on just that:
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/15/1...
Reposted by Mat Honan ✅
Our ex-BuzzFeed team has provided a testimonial to the immigration court about the value of Guan's work and his incredible bravery. I hope that this man - who I am in absolute awe of - is granted the asylum he needs and deserves. You can read more here: hrichina.substack.com/p/man-who-fi...
Man who filmed Uyghur concentration camps now fights for his own freedom in the United States
In 2020, Guan Heng embarked on a risky mission to prove the existence of concentration camp facilities used to imprison Uyghurs. Now, he faces the threat of deportation back to China, where he would f...
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December 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Our ex-BuzzFeed team has provided a testimonial to the immigration court about the value of Guan's work and his incredible bravery. I hope that this man - who I am in absolute awe of - is granted the asylum he needs and deserves. You can read more here: hrichina.substack.com/p/man-who-fi...