# The Adolescence of Technology by Dario Amodei

5 Hacker News commenters recommended The Adolescence of Technology by Dario Amodei and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for a logically argued, well-explained case about the risks of powerful AI. Critics say it rests on speculative assumptions and avoids its own conclusion.

## Why people recommend it

- Logically argued and well explained (2 comments): "it's put across logically, albeit biased viewpoint." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46808122)) "For some well-explained reasons, check out" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49277905))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Adolescence of Technology by Dario Amodei", https://hackerapproved.com/p/adolescence-of-technology/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).