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Historical 'inevitables' compared to AI in social media post

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A Mastodon post highlights historical technologies that were once considered inevitable but are now viewed negatively, drawing parallels to current discussions around AI. The author lists radium, leaded gasoline, asbestos, and eugenics as examples of technologies that society was urged to accept, suggesting AI might follow a similar trajectory of eventual disrepute. AI

IMPACT This post suggests a critical perspective on AI by comparing it to past technologies that faced eventual disrepute.

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post drawing a historical analogy to AI, lacking new factual information or analysis.

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Historical 'inevitables' compared to AI in social media post

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Technologies that were “inevitable” that people “better get used to” lest they be “left behind”: Radium Leaded gasoline Asbestos Eugenics This is a post about A

    Technologies that were “inevitable” that people “better get used to” lest they be “left behind”: Radium Leaded gasoline Asbestos Eugenics This is a post about AI. # ai # llm # GenerativeAI # aiisascam # aibubble # aiagent # Technology # History

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