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AI Doomers Are Finally Getting Some Long Overdue Blowback

They might’ve arrived at their AI extinction risk conclusions in good faith, but AI Doomers are being exploited by others with different intentions.

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Nov 10, 2023
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Shortly after ChatGPT’s release, a cadre of critics rose to fame claiming AI would soon kill us. As wonderous as a computer speaking in natural language might be, it could use that intelligence to level the planet. The thinking went mainstream via letters calling for research pauses and 60 Minutes interviews amplifying existential concerns. Leaders like…

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