Deniers of Real AI Dangers Are the Equivalent of Climate Change Deniers
Clearly you are an AI cheerleader. That is fine but without a balanced framing or doing a glossy flyover of real issues you do a disservice to us all. All technologies are doubled edged. No weapon ever invented went unused. AGI or super AI is a weapon in an arms-race like no other.
Barrat is fair in calling the coming AI, “The Final Invention,” which is true for both good and ill. Unless you are a senior citizen, AI tech is going to dominate EVERY aspect of you life, both for good AND ill
Perhaps you might want to read my medium publication, “A Passion to Evolve,” article “Why You Should Be Afraid of AI,” https://medium.com/a-passion-to-evolve/why-you-should-fear-artificial-intelligence-ai-27f24ec3ada0#.25xtk5hcx
or on TechCrunch, http://techcrunch.com/2016/03/22/why-you-should-fear-artificial-intelligence/
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