[kijin]

I don't really mind that we're metaphorically slaves to machines. People have been metaphorically slaves to all sorts of other things: dollars, diamonds, oil, sex, fame, influence, territory, you name it.

What I do mind is that the machines have their own masters, and that the masters are doing their best to hide the fact that they own and control the machines -- and by proxy, the rest of us. AI as it currently exists only helps to obfuscate the chain of responsibility that leads up to all these large corporations.

"Our autonomous car T-boned a truck in broad daylight? Too bad, it made its own decision. Don't hold us liable for its mistakes, but please do give us credit for building AI that makes fewer mistakes than the average driver." All those complicated algorithms help you launder responsibility just like bitcoin mixers help you launder money. The more you make your machine look like a truly autonomous being that can learn to do its own thing, the more you can distance yourself from your responsibility as its owner and creator.