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Author's complex emotions on AI: fear, disgust, and technological awe

The author expresses a complex range of emotions regarding artificial intelligence, from surprise at the capabilities of neural networks to fear of existential doom predicted by figures like Eliezer Yudkowsky. They also feel disgust towards AI companies for their impact on the open web and artists, anger at the political system's inability to regulate capital, and happiness about living in an age of technological discovery. Ultimately, the author perceives AI as a net positive technologically but bleak for society. AI

IMPACT Reflects on the societal and technological implications of AI, highlighting concerns about existential risk and the open web.

RANK_REASON The item is a personal essay expressing opinions and feelings about AI, rather than reporting on a specific event or development.

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Author's complex emotions on AI: fear, disgust, and technological awe

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Signal score
12 / 100
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Commentary
The item is a personal essay expressing opinions and feelings about AI, rather than reporting on a specific event or development.
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4 independent sources
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opinion, other
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High
Clearly on-topic for AI-industry coverage.
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Breaking (< 6h)
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COVERAGE [4]

  1. Hacker News — AI stories ≥50 points TIER_1 English(EN) · qznc ·

    I Feel about AI

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Nederlands(NL) · CuratedHackerNews ·

    I Feel about AI https://beza1e1.tuxen.de/ai_feelings.html # ai

    I Feel about AI https:// beza1e1.tuxen.de/ai_feelings.h tml # ai

  3. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · h4ckernews ·

    I Feel about AI https:// beza1e1.tuxen.de/ai_feelings.h tml Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9587128 # HackerNews # AI # feelings # technology

    I Feel about AI https:// beza1e1.tuxen.de/ai_feelings.h tml Comments: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9587128 # HackerNews # AI # feelings # technology # emotions # perspective

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

    I Feel about AI https://beza1e1.tuxen.de/ai_feelings.html # HackerNews # Tech # AI

    I Feel about AI https://beza1e1.tuxen.de/ai_feelings.html # HackerNews # Tech # AI