Only 16% of Americans think that AI’s impact on society during the next 20 years will be positive, while around 40% say that it will have a negative impact (techcrunch.com)

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[-] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

I think the impact of AI itself will be minimal. The impact of those that control AI will be an absolute shit show.

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