AI Anxiety and the Public Letter in Hodges' model

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'doomerism' fear, belief, rationality artificial intelligence AI anxiety reflection, critical thinking	echo extinction biological intelligence pace of change past Speed NOW Time future
public public understanding of science 'public letter' collective fear - history life: family, work, leisure ..	policy governance motivation: public good, marketing, business, profit, power, control . . .

My source:

"Something strange has appeared in our sky. Let’s get a sense of what this alien is before we blow it out of the sky. Maybe it’s beautiful!"
https://t.co/UKwZCkjYrN

No apocalypse for now! An excellent, balanced piece on AI anxiety from @StephenMarche @guardian

Let's think more… pic.twitter.com/iJvPlzzK1q

— AI (@DeepLearn007) May 15, 2023

The Human Touch ...

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how to touch another person's mind if 'seeing is believing', touch is ... ...	physical touch making a mark leaving a trace how distant       nature's touch? yet weather's touch is Constant
may I ... touch ...	policy touches how light & legitimate a State's touch?

 

 

Sooke, A. A reminder of how important it is to touch, The Daily Telegraph, 15 January, 2021, p.24.

Book: The Ungrateful Refugee

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listen to me "Why do we  listen to refugees in one way ...	The Ungrateful Refugee
	... and  Harvard Business School  students in another?" listen to us

"Anyone with a boss knows the basics: lock eyes, shake hands firmly, under-promise, over-deliver, repeat. At HBS, we picked up other ways to affect the need-potential calculus: when pitching something, dismantle scepticism by arguing against yourself. If a narrative lacks complexity, put it into an intellectually satisfying framework. And so on.
The most important signal is this: you don't need them - they need you. Your value lies in the vastness of your potential, walk into every room potential first." p.24.

My source:
Nayeri, D. (2020) How to be believed, FT Weekend, Magazine, 7-8 March, pp.24-27.