I'm not saying that there's nothing to worry about here as well. But I think there are short term risks that's fall short of the end of humanity, but that we still need to take seriously and that we probably do need some new regulations around. And people are trying to write Amazon reviews using these things and not doing a very good job of it. And I don't think they are that much of a cause for concern at this stage. All of this is a tempest in a teacup then.
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