AI: “Existential Crisis” or Excuse for Cronyism?

Tags: Bureaucracy and Regulation, Cronyism and Corporatism, Economic Freedom

06/25/2024 Joshua Mawhorter

As AI continues to develop, the prophets of doom claim that it will “take over” and create a dystopian society. Far from being an “existential threat,” AI is a tool that can be used for good or ill.

Original Article: AI: “Existential Crisis” or Excuse for Cronyism?

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