Originally published via PJ Media:
Microsoft jumped into the AI game with its own chatbot, and things got dark pretty fast…
It’s high time we stop respecting the scientists who concoct these machines — and, actually, scientists in general. They are not superhuman or altruistic or saviors of anything; they are adult children playing with expensive and dangerous toys. At best, they are capable of producing products that benefit humanity in very limited, controlled, supervised confines. At worst, they will be its undoing.
Simply put, we should cease valuing the elites who create these devices — and, indeed, elitist scientists in general. They aren’t superhuman, selfless, or saviors of anything; they’re just grown-ups playing with costly and risky toys. They may be capable of producing items that serve humanity in very constrained, controlled, and supervised environments. But they can also be its undoing.
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