This is a YC forum. That guy is giving pretty honest feedback about a business decision in the context of what the market is looking for. The most unkind thing you can do to a founder is tell them they’re right when you see something they might be wrong about.

What you (and others in this thread) are also doing is a sort of maximalist dismissal of AI itself as if it is everything that is evil and to be on the right side of things, one must fight against AI.

This might sound a bit ridiculous but this is what I think a lot of people's real positions on AI are.

Are you going to hire him?

If not, for the purpose of paying his bills, your giving a shit is irrelevant. That’s what I mean.