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A non-alarmist perspective of the A.I.pocalypse - Part 2

A non-alarmist perspective of the A.I.pocalypse - Part 2

Let’s continue the series on why the A.I. takeover are overblown. This time I would like to talk about our static worldview and our over-reliance on prediction. Peter Thiel defines definite and indefinite optimists and pessimists in his book, “Zero to One”. He remarks that people who look at the future as slightly-altered continuation of today will tend to focus on conservation of status-quo sprinkled with interventions when some random event disturbs the emotional tranquility of the society ... 

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A non-alarmist view of the A.I.pocalypse - Part 1

A non-alarmist view of the A.I.pocalypse - Part 1

AI is without a doubt the trendiest economic scare of the day. Technology pundits love to put forward apocalyptic scenarios about the impending takeover of the robots overlords. But very few question these dire prophecies, which is quite mind-boggling, considering that the AI alarmists are making some fundamental-logic mistakes that I think it's important to discuss. The topic of this first chapter is a deep dive into the concept of value, and it's (rather) miss-use in the media. 

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