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It is so difficult, the gap between the top and the bottom is widening relative to each other. But in terms of absolutes, the whole world is improving, there are fewer people in absolute poverty, the are more opportunities today for people than there were.

I say this because the way we shape laws, social interactions and uses of AI is going to have a huge impact on whether that gap widens by a large amount or a small amount (make no mistake that gap will inevitably widen though...that is just a result of capitalism and globalisation and the fact that a few are able to monopolise markets with technology and the cost of transportation and international logistics continually reducing.

As for nothing being entirely positive, that is something that I agree with, but that is the lack of foresight and different morals and priorities across humanity, greed etc. It is not something that the technology itself is responsible for. This is why AI is, to me, so damned exciting and terrifying at the same time. This time our mistakes will be amplified even more!

So while you might see smokes and mirrors, I see the same thing I saw 20+ years ago.

I see the first sparks of something that will change society, I see the first "e-commerce" website that operates across borders, but this time it is an AI that is "good enough" to start imposing the views of a small few on what is "biased" and "correct" onto the world, that is able to increase "mid level" output to unbelievable levels etc. etc.