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Regarding AI, This Is A Time For Optimism, Not Despair
Published 1 month, 1 week ago
Description
One thing that characterized the 1950s was its optimism. Despite the era's troubles (and there were many), people believed in the future. Moreover, we live in the glorious future they imagined. AI has the potential to create an even more glorious future, provided we don't let leftists and other naysayers stampede us into a blind panic that gives China a strong advantage.
SOURCES
Disney's "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow." Fair use of a short clip for editorial purposes.
Living Unlimited (1951). Public domain from the National Film Preservation Foundation.
A is for Atom (1953). Public domain.
When AI Agents Started Working Together by Willis Eschenbach.