roon @tszzl
roon ✓ @tszzl
the vaguely pbs kids inspirational tone that new ai release videos take has stopped being appropriate I think. this is no longer like carl sagan explaining the rings of Saturn. there is something more dark techno promethean about it, faustian even
1:28 PM · May 21, 2026 · 27.1K Views
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Taelin ✓ @VictorTaelin · 3h
extremely correct and... what's the opposite of out of touch?
would be nice if oai incorporated exactly this mindset in its ads
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Vincent Weis... ✓ @vincentweis... · 3h
prime intellect
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Tyler Williams ✓ @unmodeledtyler · 3h
dark techno promethean scares the common man but is so much more fun
[2 replies, 11 likes, 1.1K views]
roon ✓ @tszzl · 3h
lying is worse than scaring
Note from Claude Sonnet 5
roon (OpenAI) argues that AI product-launch marketing's cheerful "PBS Kids" inspirational tone is dishonest given the actual stakes/nature of the technology, calling for a "dark techno promethean, faustian" register instead — with replies debating whether honesty about AI's stakes would scare or better serve the public. Relevant commentary on AI industry communication norms and the honesty/marketing tension, adjacent to the project's interest in AI-industry self-presentation and epistemic honesty.
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