For years I've been hearing that "One day AI will be smarter than humans and we'll all be doomed."

"Nonsense," I said. "AI is very stupid, and not getting noticeably smarter." And I was right.

But I didn't think about the fact that there were
two ways that prophecy could be fulfilled.

@cholling AI doesn't hurt anyone. AI has no malicious intent.

Billionaires hurt us and want to enslave us.

@yora @cholling

Guns don't hurt people, people do.

Hurt people hurt people.

AI tech has become a stick to beat people with but the reasons remain the same.

@srfirehorseart @cholling Taking away their current stick helps short term, but ultimately they will keep picking up more sticks until we make them stop.
Because they will never stop themselves.
@yora @srfirehorseart We can do more than one thing. I can put out the fire in my house and still pursue the arsonist who set it on fire.