Comment by dr_dshiv

The problem with this kind of “skepticism to slow down”:

The Netherlands is filled with AI skeptics. It’s a very human centered country, so perhaps it shouldn’t be a surprise. But when so many top technologists express skepticism, people don’t prepare. They don’t even consider the possibilities. And they don’t learn.

My fear is that many professorial-types express skepticism because it sells well—and it elevates their own standing. They know better—“it’s only predicting the next token”—and people listen to them because of their authority. And then a whole society fails to prepare, to adapt or to learn.