Try to take AI like a genetically modified organism and im sure your "full steam ahead" notion fades.
But you are right, at the beginning is a human, making a decision to let go and with pretty much any technology, we had unforseen consequences. Now combine that with magical/god like capabilties. This does not imply something bad but something vast and scale alone can make something bad.
Dont get me wrong im pro GMOs like im pro AI. Im just humble enough to appreciate my limited intellect.
I'm not so sure. All this means is some people will outsmart other people with AI support. When those other people are not us, that scares people. There really is no royal "we" here. The reality is that there are independent groups of people each making their own plans and decisions and some are going to run ahead of the others.
The point of full steam ahead is being in the group that gets there first so that "we" don't get outsmarted. It's an evolutionary concept. Some groups go extinct. Others survive and prosper. AI is now part of our tool set. Luddites historically get wiped out eventually, every time.
But you are right, at the beginning is a human, making a decision to let go and with pretty much any technology, we had unforseen consequences. Now combine that with magical/god like capabilties. This does not imply something bad but something vast and scale alone can make something bad.
Dont get me wrong im pro GMOs like im pro AI. Im just humble enough to appreciate my limited intellect.