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> Meanwhile, 56% of AI experts said they believed AI would have a positive impact on the U.S. over the next 20 years. Imagine choosing to be an expert in somet
by munificent 6mo ago
> Meanwhile, 56% of AI experts said they believed AI would have a positive impact on the U.S. over the next 20 years.
Imagine choosing to be an expert in something that you think is a coin flip away from making the world worse.
- johnfn 6mo agoIsn't this an extremely reasonable thing to do? To take an extreme example, consider people working on gain-of-function virology research.
- archagon 6mo agoI can't imagine most people working on gain-of-function virology expect it to make the world worse.
- losvedir 6mo agoI don't think you can just invert it like that. There's probably a significant percentage of respondents who think it might not have much impact.
- Yokohiii 6mo agoYou can be concerned and optimistic at the same time.