We should apply healthy caution, but the article is right in that fear is a bad counsellor.

Asking whether AI is safe is like asking whether a knife is safe. It’s about how we handle it, what we use it for, what precautions we take when using it.

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amelius 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Why is the article right?

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layer8 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Because fear is prone to lead to emotional, rash, and irrational reactions.

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amelius 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Doesn't mean it will always lead to it.

	▲	layer8 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		In the context being discussed, it is dangerous: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear#Manipulation