No, the point is that your speculations simply do not make sense for someone like Rob. He is not a random software engineer in some company and also he is retired.
I’m basing this purely on what he said, not who he is. I think that’s the best way to judge this thread. Regardless, I was accused of ad hominem and you want me to appeal to authority.
You've made baseless assumptions about his "true" feelings. If you did some basic research, you would have quickly realized that your speculations were way off. This is about context, not about authority.
I already said many times that I was reading between the lines and it was speculation.
You keep asking me to appeal to authority. No thanks.
It is what it is. To me, it’s clear that he wants things to go back to pre ChatGPT because that’s the world he’s familiar with and that’s the world he has most power.
I don't. I just asked to do some research instead of indulging in wild speculation.
> because that’s the world he’s familiar with and that’s the world he has most power.
Again, just baseless speculation. Rob had a very prolific where he worked on foundational technologies like programming language design. He is now retired. What kind of power would he be afraid to lose?
Would you at least consider the possibility that his ethical concerns might be sincere?