AI Assistants Face Hype and Questions as ‘Technocapitalist Christianity’ Vision Meets Growing Critics
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New AI products like Rabbit promise to act as personal assistants, but hype often exceeds capabilities and security is questionable.
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Figures like Marc Andreessen espouse a "technocapitalist Christianity" vision of AI as a savior, while critics see a destructive cult mentality.
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Movements like "effective accelerationism" argue uncontrolled AI development is inevitable and halting it would "cost lives."
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Beliefs around artificial general intelligence (AGI) often resemble religious faith more than facts, with promises of heaven or threats of hell.
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Despite claims that AI will solve all problems, fraud and other harms are already emerging and likely to offset benefits.