# ‘Gullible and ridiculous’: Dave Eggers on why no one will read AI novels > Source: > Published: 2026-07-18 04:00:24+00:00 # ‘Gullible and ridiculous’: Dave Eggers on why no one will read AI novels Source: [Financial Times Technology](https://www.ft.com/technology)The author is frustrated by the constant adoption of new technologies but says San Francisco is the same ‘hippie town’ it was Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.