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The article discusses a recent interview between Ezra Klein and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, which sparked differing reactions depending on one's views on AI doomerism. The author believes Huang's responses were reasonable, but notes that he missed an opportunity to challenge Klein's appeals to authority, particularly regarding AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton's predictions. The author argues that Hinton's incorrect predictions, such as his 2016 claim that radiology would cease to exist by 2021, stem not from a lack of foresight, but from making claims that exceed his domain expertise, and wishes Huang had emphasized this point to provide a more nuanced discussion.