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Historian Rutger Bregman warns of AI's 'nuclear bomb' potential

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Rutger Bregman argues that panic about AI is warranted, drawing parallels to the slow adoption of electricity. He notes that AI advances most rapidly in areas with verifiable outcomes, like coding and mathematics, which are crucial for internal development within tech companies. Bregman expresses concern that powerful, unreleased AI models within these companies are akin to "nuclear bombs," far surpassing publicly accessible versions. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about the unchecked development of powerful AI models within tech companies, potentially leading to significant societal disruption.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named credible voice.

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Historian Rutger Bregman warns of AI's 'nuclear bomb' potential

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

    “Yes, you should panic about AI”, by Rutger Bregman https:// rutgerbregman.substack.com/p/y es-you-should-panic-about-ai "As a historian, I’m not surprised by t

    “Yes, you should panic about AI”, by Rutger Bregman https:// rutgerbregman.substack.com/p/y es-you-should-panic-about-ai "As a historian, I’m not surprised by this. It took factories decades to reorganize around electricity: new technology usually spreads more slowly than its inv…

    LINKS rutgerbregman.substack.com/…/yes-you-shou…

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