Thanks for putting into words what I couldn't articulate well, but what has been bothering me for a while. Very concise and to the point, saved your comment.
It is just tiring seeing all those fearmongering articles in the news media about omnipotent god-like AGI, based on nothing but self-aggrandizing statements from "experts" (with large followings that have nothing to do with the topic they are authoritatively talking about) like Sam Altman. It got to the point, where seeing those articles makes me question things over and over in my head, only to come to the same conclusion (as nothing material has changed to lead me to a different conclusion this time compared to previous times).
Almost feels like I am being gaslighted. And it feels so strong, I cannot even blame people outside of tech falling for all of this (let alone people of the typical US senators' age and tech literacy). Which is the exact part that makes me feel the most uneasy - people who understand this game like Sam Altman does and who have no issues with capitalizing on that using this dishonest rhetoric (to the major detriment of the rest of the people).
It is just tiring seeing all those fearmongering articles in the news media about omnipotent god-like AGI, based on nothing but self-aggrandizing statements from "experts" (with large followings that have nothing to do with the topic they are authoritatively talking about) like Sam Altman. It got to the point, where seeing those articles makes me question things over and over in my head, only to come to the same conclusion (as nothing material has changed to lead me to a different conclusion this time compared to previous times).
Almost feels like I am being gaslighted. And it feels so strong, I cannot even blame people outside of tech falling for all of this (let alone people of the typical US senators' age and tech literacy). Which is the exact part that makes me feel the most uneasy - people who understand this game like Sam Altman does and who have no issues with capitalizing on that using this dishonest rhetoric (to the major detriment of the rest of the people).
/rantover