The first tweet says ‘the current climate in AI’ and ‘everyone’.

But actually it’s just social bubbles especially in VCs.

It’s not a response or a clarification it’s a change to the meaning of his headline.

`Everyone` refers to all people in a given subset of the population. E.g. "Everyone arrives to school by 7:30" Obviously you're talking about people at a specific school, not every human on Earth.

By saying 'in AI' the use of 'everyone' implies everyone in AI. My point still stands.

I wouldn't have written "everyone", but technically incorrect use of language is, ironically, one of the things people jump on GPT for when it gets things wrong: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34292129

I almost wrote that he's hyping his own views on hype but that might be a little unfair.

No, quote uses “Everyone” in the context of people expecting return on investment: “ Everyone is expecting as a sure thing "civilization-altering" impact (& 100x returns on investment) in the next 2-3 years”

Not so. And even if it were so the statement he is making is still false - I’m absolutely certain not everyone who has investment expectations expects 100 x returns in 2-3 years. It’s a very sloppy tweet.

I just read your newsletter. In an opening, you say "Hi everyone and thanks for subscribing." I haven't subscribed so your usage of "everyone" can't literally apply to every reader. Is it possible that using "everyone" is appropriate in such situations even if the statement doesn't literally apply to every single member of the subset?