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Robots and the People Who Love Them
The Michael Shermer Show
Questioning tech industry reasoning and sensational journalism
The speaker highlights how unsettling it is that some high-ranking individuals within the tech industry are propagating crazy theories. They attribute this phenomenon to the limited understanding of the technology's bigger picture by those involved in its development. The speaker criticizes sensational journalism for driving such narratives to gain attention, pointing out how absurd claims like chat GPT leading to the extinction of all life on earth lack substantial support or reasoning.
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