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canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/95133d58?lang=en"
title: "There Is No AI (It's Just People) with Jaron Lanier"
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published_at: "2026-09-13T19:41:06.000Z"
category: "Industry"
topics: ["jaron-lanier","llm","philosophy","virtual-reality"]
source_urls: ["https://singjupost.com/startalk-there-is-no-ai-really-its-just-people-w-jaron-lanier-transcript/","https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49687869"]
summary: "Editor's Note: In this special edition episode of StarTalk, host Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-host Gary O'Reilly, and comedian Negin Farsad sit down with computer scientist and \"father of virtual reality\" Jaron Lanier. Together, they explore"
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# There Is No AI \(It's Just People\) with Jaron Lanier

> [Open the canonical story](<https://aidr.today/95133d58?lang=en>)

**Published:** 2026-09-13T19:41:06.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** jaron\-lanier, llm, philosophy, virtual\-reality

## Summary

Editor's Note: In this special edition episode of StarTalk, host Neil deGrasse Tyson, co\-host Gary O'Reilly, and comedian Negin Farsad sit down with computer scientist and "father of virtual reality" Jaron Lanier\. Together, they explore

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://singjupost.com/startalk-there-is-no-ai-really-its-just-people-w-jaron-lanier-transcript/>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49687869>)