AI: Dystopia or Utopia?

https://www.khoslaventures.com/ai-dystopia-or-utopia/#04-d

As a sort of segue to “What if AI Isn’t Intelligence but Anti-Intelligence?” - that Dr. Farrell shared - I came across this “manifesto” of sorts. I was looking at some references about “AI in health”, and ended in the usual cul-de-sac that crosses “venture capitalism” and “unicorns” - What could go wrong, I wonder - mixing AI, health, venture capitalism and those so called “start-ups” that usually raise billions of dollars one day, and the next go bankrupt?

Anyway, I could not stomach reading everything, but it is extraordinary in some ways, as it contains pearls such as chapters named “Wage compression and job disruptions alongside increased productivity”.

Not entirely sure if it’s a sort of detailed contract documenting a Mephistophelean pact, or rather a detailed Grimoire of sorts, in the sense that almost everything it refers is an inversion of what it should say, e.g. “Enhanced healthcare and longevity” or “Enhanced human capabilities (and creativity); new experiences”.

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