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I believe much of our paranoia concerning ai stems from our fear that something will come along and treat us like we treat all the other life on this planet. Which is bitterly ironic considering our propensity for slaughtering each other on a massive scale. The only danger to humanity is humans. If humanity is doomed, it will be our own stupid fault, not AI.
I think much of it comes from "futurologists" spending too much time smelling each others' farts. These AI guys think so very much of themselves.
Agreed, partially. However, the "techbros" in charge, for the most part, aren't the researchers. There are futurologists who are real scientists and researchers. Dismissing them smacks of the anti-science knuckleheads ignoring warnings about the dangers of not wearing masks and getting vaccines during the pandemic. Not everyone interested in the future is a techbro.
"Futurologist" is a self-appointed honorific that people who fancy themselves "deep thinkers" while thinking of nothing more deeply than how deep they are. It's like declaring oneself an "intellectual".