AI execs may be too out of touch to build for the general public

Former Yahoo CEO and early Google engineer Marissa Mayer drew criticism for citing her new app Dazzle, which summarizes her 10-year-old daughter into three bullet points. Critics say the anecdote shows Silicon Valley's disconnect from ordinary people, echoing backlash over Sam Altman's comments on raising a newborn with ChatGPT.

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