The majority of U.S. adults don’t believe the benefits of artificial intelligence outweigh the risks, according to a new Mitre-Harris Poll released Tuesday.

  • Billiam@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    People don’t play basketball because Michael Jordan exists?
    People don’t play hockey because Wayne Gretzky exists?
    People don’t paint because Picasso exists?
    People don’t write plays because Shakespeare exists?
    People don’t climb Everest because Hillary and Norgay exist?

    Are you telling me because you’re not the best at everything you do, nothing is worth doing? Are you saying that if you’re not the first person to do a thing, there’s no enjoyment to be had? So what if the singularity means AI will solve everything- that just means there’s more time for leisurely pursuits. Working for the sake of working is bullshit.

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      1 year ago

      People don’t play basketball because Michael Jordan exists? […]

      Problem is: That’s one guy, far away and rather expensive if you want them in your team.

      AI in contrast will be ubiquitous, powerful and cheap, and do whatever you want from it. That’s way harder to resist that, especially once you have a generation of people that have grown up with it and for which that is the new normal.