I am on the opposite side. I think we live at a time where we will see major breakthroughs on so many fronts due to machine learning (which has been used for many years) and AI (also been used for a long time, on the defense side). Research will further accelerate and unimaginable speeds compared to current protocols. I see chemical and medical companies accelerate their research testing approach by 90+% due to highly improved analysis techniques, I have real hope that we will see cures for major terminal diseases, and semi-autonomous will be real in 10 years (for folks that want/need it (i.e.elderly, disabled, etc.) or for the pesky rush hour city traffic- sign me up now!). Is it scary, hell yes, really scary indeed, but there has never been been a major invention EVER that was not super scary as they can always be used to cause devastating events. It needs regulation, and at least, my opinion is that the US sucks at regulating major industries/inventions. The EU is a lot better at protecting users, privacy rights, and safety concerns, but it really needs global regulations, which is way more complex as some might not want North Korea or other conflict countries to use this technology due to obvious reasons. So is there a simple solution, no, will this take endless time, yes, with there be likely some devastating events, I do believe so because the cat is out of the bag, and everyone has been developing and using it for years already. We'll see another major tech shift, but I am an optimist, and the stuff I can see will make lots of things better for a lot of folks around the world, a lot better if used responsibly. That's why I think it's incredibly exciting. (ok, I am not sure that I would volunteer for a chip in my head/brain`.... let's wait for another 15-20 years on that). Fire away.
