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We're in 1905: Why Electricity (Not Dot-Com) Is the Right AI Analogy(joereis.substack.com)
9 points by speckx 6 hours ago | 3 comments
bigbuppo 5 hours ago | parent [-]

I would say AI is more like the discovery of radiation... people selling radium water... and other horrifying things... because... look... you've just got to get on the radiation bandwagon. And then at some point it will be used to kill a few hundred million people.

iterateoften 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

People did and still do the same with electricity and magnets. Both incredibly useful despite it.

jrflowers 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Or tetraethyl lead. Look at those efficiency gains!