The problem isn't really us believing it, it's the tabloid reading morons who will believe it and will be front of the line to call for action about it on top of all the other ridiculous things AI is supposedly responsible for. And it is these morons who ruin everything for everyone else, an example is the current "think of the kids" line that has caused the UK to sink into a privacy nightmare.
Seems a lot of people share this view that somehow he's for the little guy, despite quite clearly being for the opposite. It's the same over the pond, there's a paranoia held by many that the government is out to persecute the common people. Very strange on both sides, it's almost Orwell levels of Newspeak.
I liked it until about half way through, it seemed to lose all the intrigue and then there was the weird bit about rape (if I remember correctly) at which point I gave up. Shame because it started well.
Just finished Embassytown by China Mieville. Haven't read anything for ages so took the opportunity to get back into it on a lazy holiday. Highly recommend this book, or any by China, if you enjoy dense sci-fi.
The problem isn't really us believing it, it's the tabloid reading morons who will believe it and will be front of the line to call for action about it on top of all the other ridiculous things AI is supposedly responsible for. And it is these morons who ruin everything for everyone else, an example is the current "think of the kids" line that has caused the UK to sink into a privacy nightmare.