I will argue that we are going forward - for better or for worse. In my humble opinion, taking into account the sad state of the world today, any change is welcomed.

History shows that blindly welcoming change just because someone promises you a better future is a dangerous thing.

There is a good chance AI will magnify the current problems, especially regarding inequality, poverty, hunger and environmental exploitation.

The problem is that we are pushed forward, not going at our own pace.

In his commencement speech that got booed by the audience, Eric Schmidt says, "When someone offers you a seat on the rocketship, you do not ask which seat. You just get on. [...] Find a way to say yes."

That's the billionaire class telling you where your place is in their plan for the world. Nobody asks if you even want to leave the planet, figuratively speaking.

The last sentence in particular shows the contempt he has for the students in the audience, and is reminiscent of another (alleged) incident:

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/tried-to-convince-me-i-...

The part of the speech I quoted is not in the video linked in the article, but you can watch it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MYggR_PPRg

You're saying the world is in a sad state today, but there never was a time more prosperous than today on a global stage. Almost everything reeks of prosperity

If there's anything to blame, it's the various cultural revolutions, but even them are byproducts of the theater produced by the 8.3 BILLION (United States: 348,920,101; https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/world-popu...) people currently inhabiting the planet

Dude, try not eating for a week and then publish your humble opinion on how good any change is.