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Re:We need a much more sophisticated debate about AI by golemotron on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @12:52PM (#35442560)
It's worse than that. You refer to the mythical "we" that is able to act coherently and make effective decisions about AI use. There is no such thing. The world is a set of competing individuals, countries, and corporations; each with its own interests, acting independently.

I don't think many people see this because the "mythical We" is used all the time. "If "we do this", "we must do that", as if all of humanity can act together coherently or ever has. People seldom think about how imaginary this viewpoint is.

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Re:We need a much more sophisticated debate about AI by DanHulton on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @01:40PM (#35443287)
You're 100% correct, I just didn't want to sound _too_ doom-and-gloom about AI, it feels like that's a quick way to get massively downvoted.
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Re:We need a much more sophisticated debate about AI by elforce002 on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @01:07PM (#35442767)
Exactly. There's no "we", just competing interests.
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