For months now, we’ve been writing about both the possibilities and challenges that AI can bring to the world. We’ve often been critical—even, one could argue, overly harsh—in our judgment of AI and how it isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
We haven’t given AI a chance to chime in—until now. For the first time ever, we’re proud to collaborate with major AI companies to bring you an editorial essay collaboratively written by all the significant AI models. (Except for Meta’s. They just sent us some trinkets in response).
It’s important to hear all sides of the debate. Click below to read what AI has to say about AI:

A serial software entrepreneur and agency veteran, Rich Ziade has worked with the world’s biggest companies and built and sold many companies of his own, including Readability, Arc90, and Postlight. He co-founded Aboard with Paul Ford.
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