Recombinant DNA History Offers a Counterweight to AI Doom Predictions

Richard Richardson argues that every AI doom probability estimate should be weighed against the cures, discoveries, and growth lost to delays, drawing parallels to fears around 1970s recombinant DNA technology.

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