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Race for AI is making Hindenburg-style disaster ‘a real risk’, says leading expert (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] XLE@piefed.social 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

“It’s the classic technology scenario,” he said. “You’ve got a technology that’s very, very promising, but not as rigorously tested as you would like it to be, and the commercial pressure behind it is unbearable.”

Is it promising though, Michael Wooldridge? Have you recently attended any magic shows and become excited by the potential of invisibility technology?

[–] Zink@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago

Oh touche, not Michael Woolridge! The technology has created an entire segment of the economy worth many trillions of dollars based on NOTHING BUT promises! We are living in a promise-based economy!

~/s but not really~