Pick up just about any history book. Leaf through it. When you find an era where the most powerful and wealthy elites in a society are investing in and pushing hard for some technological disruption, and they tell you it's inevitable, you can bet it is a terrible idea. AI is a terrible idea.

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Part 1: Ethical Guardrails (& the Lack Thereof), Designer’s Dilemma & Why Is This Tech Happening Now?