>I think a lot of the problem with the current discourse is how black-and-white it is.
There is too much money involved for any rational debate.
There is too much money involved for any rational debate.
Black and white thinking is not *limited to* monetary concerns.
For the Sam Altmans of this world, sure, but how much money is the average AI booster commenting on HN actually standing to make?
The other side is the stability of your job or job prospects, and we are adversely affected by that instead.
The current state of the stock market is not exactly inspiring confidence about stability over the next few years. Number goes up over sufficient timescales, but if we get a Dotcom-level bust when AI investment slows, there may be a ways to climb back to current levels...
It is batshit insane to me that these days we put a microphone to CEOs, ask them to predict the future, and believe it. The only correct answer that they can say into that microphone is whatever is beneficial to their company, nothing less or more.