Warnings of AI doom gave way to primal fear of primates posting

Re:Warnings of AI doom gave way to primal fear of primates p... by HomeDeLaPot on Friday April 09, 2021 @11:05AM (#26751434)

So this comment caught my eye, and I went back and looked at the author's previous articles. I did find a couple from early March 2020 that might fit the bill of "accusing the UK gov of fear-mongering": 1. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/06/corona... 2. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/09/cure-r...

Then we see this change in tone a month later in April 2020: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/02/wrong-...

I highly recommend going back and looking at the history for yourself and NOT taking the parent comment at face value. Decide for yourself: is this guy just telling readers what they want to hear, or did he just change his mind as the situation played out? Was he honest? Are his articles worth reading now, and were they worth reading at time of publication? What would've you written in his situation?

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Re:Warnings of AI doom gave way to primal fear of primates p... by DanBC on Friday April 09, 2021 @11:16AM (#26751572)

I think you're giving columnists an easy ride here.

> Every medical expert I have heard on the subject is reasonable and calm.

All the healthcare professionals I know were taking covid-19 very seriously, especially when they heard it had arrived in UK.

Doctors started renting bedsits so they could keep away from their families. Nurses were sharing recipes that used only tinned food, and telling people to get some extras in. (Well before we went into lockdown).

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