[soulofmischief]

We can definitely regulate people's and especially organizations' actions. But a lot of the emotional responses to AI that I encounter are having a different conversation, and many just blindly hate "AI" without even understanding what it is, and want to infringe on the freedoms of individuals to use this groundbreaking technology. They're like the antivaxxers of the digital world, and I encountered many of the same people whenever I worked in the decentralized web space, using the same vague arguments about electricity usage and such.

[spencerflem]

I feel like its less antivaxx, and more the anti nuclear style movement. The antivaxxers are Just Wrong.

But for nuclear - there's certainly good uses for nuclear power but its scary! and powers evil world ending bombs! and if it goes wrong people end up secretly mutated and irradiated and its all so awful and we should shut it down now !!

And to be honest I don't know my own feelings on nuclear power or "good" AI either, but I do get it when people want to Shut it All Down Right Now !! Even if there is a legitimate case for being genuinely useful to real people.