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Most AI Fear Is Future Fear - by Robin Hanson

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Having hung around futurists and their audiences for four decades now I can tell you this: while most people are usually vaguely optimistic about the future, they change their minds fast when shown non-near futures described in plausible detail. (E.g.,

Having hung around futurists and their audiences for four decades now I can tell you this: while most people are usually vaguely optimistic about the future, they change their minds fast when shown non-near futures described in plausible detail. (E.g., Age of Em.) They become deeply uncomfortable with such visions. If most people believed in such visions, they might well favor substantial regulation to prevent them. What usually saves most is the simple faith “That’s all science fiction; it can’t really happen.” (Many even say future couldn’t possibly change as much as has past.) This…

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