> Watching that video, I did what I often do when taking in the news these days: I stared in disbelief, briefly wondered about the difference between the dystopian and the merely weird, and went about my business. But I kept thinking about those clips

like yes sometimes The Atlantic comes off as pretentious but that paragraph really speaks to me :O

I worry about this when it combines with the inevitable dissolution of trust in truth due to ai generated stuff.