At best “safety” will only ever be a secondary concern. The primary driving force behind most things called “AI” today is that it will allow companies to automa

At best “safety” will only ever be a secondary concern. The primary driving force behind most things called “AI” today is that it will allow companies to automate workers’ jobs, stop paying them, and stop paying for their health insurance. In a country with no right to healthcare, is the safety of those workers part of the question? Or maybe “safety” just means the chatbot should refuse to tell an offensive joke. Workers should feel thankful that the robot that replaces them knows how to speak PC corporate lingo perfectly.