Vague fears stem from vague understanding of a vague system... > Look at how it was five years ago and how it is now,” he said of A.I. technology. “Take the di

Vague fears stem from vague understanding of a vague system... > Look at how it was five years ago and how it is now,” he said of A.I. technology. “Take the difference and propagate it forwards. That’s scary. Stand at the edge of a cliff. Now imagine taking a step forwards. That's scary. Of course it's scary! That doesn't make it real! Everyone imagines the jump: not in preparation, but as an exercise in objectivity. We imagine it in order to choose the alternative. Fear itself is not danger, it is a tool that allows us safety. Fear works by creating a model of one possible future. We look at that model objectively, and base our behavior on it. When it comes to "AI danger", where is the objectivity? It seems to be missing from several important places: our expectations for the future evolution of "AI tech", our current understanding of "AI tech", and even the "AI tech" itself! If we don't have objectivity, then what are we basing our fear on? A lack of objectivity?