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quicklywilliam 28 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Sex, AI, and the Apocalypse

Better comparison IMHO is nuclear energy. Lots of potential for good, lots of problems. Managed by an insular, engineer-dominated industry who completely lost touch with and trust from the public. Public got the last word, industry suffered a 40 year ice age.

rescbr 28 days ago | [–]

> Public got the last word, industry suffered a 40 year ice age.

This is the worst outcome.

ambicapter 28 days ago | [–]

It's like that, now imagine a couple billionaires started funding pro-nuclear groups as a means for them to promote their anti-democracy ideals.

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