Personally, I see AI, like most technology, as a double edged sword. Used carefully it can be beneficial. The problem is that the nefarious potential to destroy jobs, drive the cost of electricity up, deplete water resources, and control the masses (make us all slaves of the oligarchs) is too great a risk to encourage support for AI. Push-back is occurring and Zerohedge has a post suggesting just that.

AI Is Losing The PR Battle And The Consequences Could Be Huge

A new national survey from Marquette University Law School should give the AI industry serious pause. According to the poll, roughly 70 percent of Americans believe artificial intelligence will do more harm than good for society. Even more striking, the skepticism cuts across party lines.

Poll Director Charles Franklin put it bluntly: “It really is striking … there’s pretty much bipartisan skepticism … That’s an awful lot of partisan agreement, where we normally see Republicans and Democrats on opposite ends.”