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Expert fear-mongering undermines public trust in AI, says Cantrill

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Bryan Cantrill argues that the public's understanding of complex technologies like AI is limited, necessitating trust in domain experts. He observes that when these experts propagate fear, it tends to spread more rapidly than any accompanying evidence. This dynamic highlights a challenge in public discourse surrounding advanced technologies. AI

IMPACT Highlights the challenge of public understanding and trust in AI due to expert-driven fear.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named credible voice discussing AI.

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Expert fear-mongering undermines public trust in AI, says Cantrill

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

    Good reflections by Bryan Cantrill on AI-experts and fear-mongering: "We cannot expect the public to understand the inner workings of all technology ... : techn

    Good reflections by Bryan Cantrill on AI-experts and fear-mongering: "We cannot expect the public to understand the inner workings of all technology ... : technology is too broad, too deep, and too core to all of our lives to expect everyone to understand everything; we must — at…

    LINKS bcantrill.dtrace.org/…/the-contagion-of-f…

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