We're in 1905: Why Electricity (Not Dot-Com) Is the Right AI Analogy

(joereis.substack.com)

10 points | by speckx 16 hours ago ago

5 comments

  • bigbuppo 14 hours ago

    I would say AI is more like the discovery of radiation... people selling radium water... and other horrifying things... because... look... you've just got to get on the radiation bandwagon. And then at some point it will be used to kill a few hundred million people.

    • iterateoften 12 hours ago

      People did and still do the same with electricity and magnets. Both incredibly useful despite it.

    • jrflowers 14 hours ago

      Or tetraethyl lead. Look at those efficiency gains!

  • KurSix 2 hours ago

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