When we actually have proof that AI is even possible, issues around AI will become real and pertinent to real life. Until then, it seems like a distraction from

When we actually have proof that AI is even possible, issues around AI will become real and pertinent to real life. Until then, it seems like a distraction from the very real problems these proponents of AI are actively trying to ignore, like mass surveillance and privacy. I wonder why so many proponents are actively trying to ignore these very real problems in our world in favor of living in this fantasy. It's fine to pretend that self driving cars and things like that are artificially intelligent, but while such things are artificial they're certainly not intelligent. I'm going to revisit the conversation when artificial intelligence is proven to exist. Until then, I personally don't see a reason to humor people deliberately ignoring important issues like mass surveillance in favor of living in the fantasy of AI.