Author Accuses Matt Shumer Of Fraudulent Claims

An author criticizes Matt Shumer's recent viral essay "Something Big is Happening," accusing him of past fraud and of making unsubstantiated predictions about job losses. The piece cites Shumer's 2024 claim that Reflection, a 70B LLM, outperformed rivals but allegedly wrapped the Claude API, and warns the essay's fear-driven rhetoric lacks evidence. The author urges readers and students not to change careers based on speculative claims.