I find most of the discourse on "AI" right now really painfully polarized, which is why I've been avoiding talking about it -- I have no interest in getting sucked into it on either "side."

I obviously have thoughts (as an author and programmer) but they contain nuance and complexity, and I don't think there's a lot of room for that at the moment.

@cliffle I think the core issue is a deep emotional revulsion (fear) of the idea that human brains are essentially neural networks.

There is a real monster under the bed, we know what it is, and we have no assurance that we can tame it.