My comment is specific to GPT, which is why I said that and not AI. GPT is not the whole of AI. But the fact that people are already back to full-blown 1970s-s

My comment is specific to GPT, which is why I said that and not AI. GPT is not the whole of AI. But the fact that people are already back to full-blown 1970s-style "the computer said it! it must be true!" with GPT-based technologies does not bode well for our ability to assess future technologies either. The possibility of future AI technology being just an even-more obfuscated and convincing error generator at this point can not be dismissed, if people are already failing this badly at evaluating what is still an embryonic technology. I'm sure people will accuse me of being a Luddite about AI in the future, and I'm sure they won't appreciate "Look, it's not that I don't appreciate the technology, what I'm not trusting is you and your assessment, since you have a proved past track record of being unable to assess AI technology reliably." I've got all sorts of friends to make in the future with that.