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AI Hype Echoes Nanotechnology Fears, Author Suggests

The latest episode of the show Silo draws parallels between the current AI hype and past anxieties surrounding nanotechnology. The author suggests that the current focus on "conscious computers" may similarly fade into obscurity, much like the fears of "grey goo" did. AI

IMPACT Suggests that current AI anxieties may be overblown and could fade like previous technological fears.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece comparing current AI hype to past technological anxieties.

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AI Hype Echoes Nanotechnology Fears, Author Suggests

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    latest episode of Silo reminds me of all the hysteria around nanotechnology and “grey goo”. This just vanished. I expect the same to happen to “conscious comput

    latest episode of Silo reminds me of all the hysteria around nanotechnology and “grey goo”. This just vanished. I expect the same to happen to “conscious computers” # ai