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Adis Jugo

CEO @ run.events •Dec 29

When a Legend Says the F-Word to AI: The Rob Pike Incident and What It Means for All of Us

Rob Pike, co-creator of Go, Plan 9, and UTF-8, received an AI-generated thank you email on Christmas Day and responded with fury. His reaction crystallizes essential concerns about AI's environmental impact, economic irrationality, and the irony of machines expressing gratitude they cannot feel.