There’s so much fear going around about how AI will take over the world and subjugate humanity with its impending superhuman powers.
Two essays that I read last week cut through the drivel with thoughtful analysis and reasoning, pushing back on the hyperbole peddled by those whose valuations depend on keeping everyone on edge.
- No, Artificial Intelligence Is Not Conscious by Ted Chiang (via A Lovely Harmless Monster)
- The Myth, the Mythos and the Man by Om Malik (via Daring Fireball)
Pause your notifications for half an hour, settle in with warm beverage and have a read. It’ll be worth it.