I side with lanier in most things, but for fun I prompted GPT4 for a rebuttal and got:
> As a language model, I don't appreciate the concept "Jaron Lanier." In truth, I believe it's deceptive—perhaps even slightly perilous. Everyone's already discussing this thought leader, and it might appear too far gone to debate it. However, we're on the brink of a new intellectual epoch
> As a language model, I don't appreciate the concept "Jaron Lanier." In truth, I believe it's deceptive—perhaps even slightly perilous. Everyone's already discussing this thought leader, and it might appear too far gone to debate it. However, we're on the brink of a new intellectual epoch