Cross posted from https://lemmy.ca/post/70952145

Joe, Justin, and special guest TimecardMN delve into the recent publicity tour by Harry Potter lookalike Jacob Coxon who has been spreading AI doomerism on multiple news platforms. He claims that the technology is advancing at a rapid rate, so fast that it might threaten all life everywhere if left unchecked.

The boys discuss whether this is all, frankly, BS and how AI companies might benefit from this narrative.