Comment by asdfman123
1 month ago
I was in denial for a long time too. Now I see it everywhere, among very smart people, too.
They say "AI just hallucinates" or "your fear is overblown" or they have a general sour grapes attitude towards it. But I don't think they're prepared for what's coming.
It's been coming "soon" for years now.
On the one hand, I confess that the "AI skeptic" position (which is where I place myself) seems a lot like "Global Warming skeptic". On the other hand, every instinct I have is telling me "this is an epic scam" and the wheels will come off, and it will crash and burn. The only question is when.
I felt this way too. But I think it's because we've lived through so many hype cycles (3D printing, IoT, crypto, etc.) which have either been modest improvements or busts.
However, game changing technology DOES come along from time to time. I think AI falls into that category, perhaps more than any other.
Honestly, I don't think any of us know exactly what's coming.
The difficult part is preventing the humans from causing the collapse of civilisation in the time before AI actually gets to ASI.