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Historical anxieties about AI are a continuation of human fears about machines

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The current anxieties surrounding AI are not new, but rather a continuation of historical human fears about automatons and machines. These fears stem from a confusion about humanity's place in relation to AI and a lack of a guiding principle for human uniqueness. Instead of addressing these existential concerns directly, people tend to externalize them, projecting their anxieties onto the capabilities of AI. AI

IMPACT Reflects on the historical roots of human anxiety regarding artificial intelligence, suggesting current fears are not novel.

RANK_REASON The cluster consists of opinion pieces discussing the historical context of AI anxieties, rather than a new release or significant event.

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Historical anxieties about AI are a continuation of human fears about machines

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

    But that's not AI's fault (so to speak). It's that Man is a bit confused where he stands vis-à-vis #AI on the one hand and the lack of an elevating principle gu

    But that's not AI's fault (so to speak). It's that Man is a bit confused where he stands vis-à-vis #AI on the one hand and the lack of an elevating principle guaranteeing his singularity on the other. The sad thing is that people try to solve these problems by externalizing them.…

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

    It's that they freak out that they themselves may not be any longer distinguishable from the machines they created. The fourth narcissistic insult, as it turns

    It's that they freak out that they themselves may not be any longer distinguishable from the machines they created. The fourth narcissistic insult, as it turns out. Again: The current #AI doomerism is not about the machines or the models. 9-14

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

    So when today people freak out over #AI , it's not so much about what these machines may or may not be "capable of" — is a hammer "capable of" being properly pu

    So when today people freak out over #AI , it's not so much about what these machines may or may not be "capable of" — is a hammer "capable of" being properly put to its intended and designated use? — nor that they make human workers look rather sheeply (as they always have looked…

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

    Regarding all the freak outs over #AI : You do know that since Antiquity the automaton, the robot, the humanoid has been a constant in Western imagination, do y

    Regarding all the freak outs over #AI : You do know that since Antiquity the automaton, the robot, the humanoid has been a constant in Western imagination, do you? It combines two strands in the history of idea: Man creating a superb tool, and Man creating an ensouled machine (Go…

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