The Useful Idiots of AI Doomsaying
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The article 'The Useful Idiots of AI Doomsaying' discusses the extremes of AI doomers and utopians, and the HN community shares their thoughts on the matter with a single comment, indicating a subdued discussion.
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The page, like many Atlantic articles, has two titles, the other one is: What AI’s Doomers and Utopians Have in Common.