Magazine realizes 1988 called, wants its AI apocalypse predictions back

New York magazine dusts off Hans Moravec's decades-old predictions about AI replacing humanity and frames them as some kind of prophetic gospel, complete with moody blue-lit photography and a man holding unidentifiable tech equipment to suggest urgency. This is what happens when serious journalism outlets treat vintage futurism as breaking news—mixing legitimate AI discourse with the theatrical energy of a podcast intro. The real slop is treating "guy said something concerning in the 80s" as headline material in 2026.