America couldn’t govern AI if it wanted to
The protests against data centers and Flock cameras are not about data centers or Flock cameras. They are about dread over artificial intelligence. (As I type these words at a coffee shop, the man at the next table is talking about how his son uses AI to decide what kind of pizza he wants.)
TL;DR
- Protests against data centers and Flock cameras are motivated by fear of artificial intelligence.
- Concerns about AI are sometimes dismissed as 'doomerism.'
- Historically, significant technological advancements have been met with panic, and worst-case scenarios have seldom occurred.
- AI executives may generate alarms about AI to exaggerate their importance and hinder competition.