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Jax@sh.itjust.works 1 week agoOh, I was genuinely curious — this very same argument can be used when talking about guns. This very same argument is used when talking about guns.
This wasn’t an attempt at a strawman, I’m merely drawing parallels. To say that this one topic is one where Lemmy focuses on the tool and not the people using them is false.
beesthetrees@feddit.uk 1 week ago
The better comparison I’ve seen is knives. Knives have multiple purposes, yet they can also be used quite dangerously. Guns on the other hand only really have one purpose. Since AI can at least be used for other more useful stuff (think protein folding), I would say they are closer to knives.
Jax@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
That’s a fair point, I agree.