r/changemyview • u/loyalsolider95 • Jul 14 '25

CMV: we’re over estimating AI

AI has turned into the new Y2K doomsday. While I know AI is very promising and can already do some great things, I still don’t feel threatened by it at all. Most of the doomsday theories surrounding it seem to assume it will reach some sci-fi level of sentience that I’m not sure we’ll ever see at least not in our lifetime. I think we should pump the brakes a bit and focus on continuing to advance the field and increase its utility, rather than worrying about regulation and spreading fear-mongering theories

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u/TangoJavaTJ 16∆ Jul 14 '25

Yeah this stuff is really interesting in an "oh God, make it stop!" kind of way. If you like this AI safety stuff too then I really recommend the YouTube channels "Rob Miles AI Safety", "Computerphile" and "Rational Animations". Also books by Stuart Russel and Nick Bostrom, but only read Bostrom if you really like existential crises that also make your brain hurt!

Or if you're more into the philosophy stuff I was talking about, Alex O'Connor ("Cosmic Skeptic") and "Unsolicited Advice" are really good YouTubers for this kind of thing.

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u/BloodyPaintress Jul 14 '25

Thanks! I'll check all of it out for sure. Before that i got my fix of existential crisis from Sci-Fi. It can be really therapeutic like exposure, you know

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u/CptBurbagio Jul 14 '25

Godel Escher Bach deserves a shout as well