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Mastodon user slams Alan Kohler's AI commentary as 'religious cult gibberish'

A Mastodon user criticizes Alan Kohler's views on artificial intelligence, likening them to religious cult gibberish and AI psychosis. The user expresses disappointment in Kohler's rational thought capacity and questions the ABC's editorial standards for allowing such commentary. AI

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Mastodon user slams Alan Kohler's AI commentary as 'religious cult gibberish'

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    https://www. abc.net.au/news/2026-10-05/is- artificial-intelligence-a-new-lifeform/107226762 Alan Kohler should be put out to pasture for spouting this religiou

    https://www. abc.net.au/news/2026-10-05/is- artificial-intelligence-a-new-lifeform/107226762 Alan Kohler should be put out to pasture for spouting this religious cult gibberish. He’s clearly drunk the kool-aid and is losing his capacity for rational thought. Stuck in a self-infli…