The AI debate isn't acceleration vs caution: people worry about very different harms
moniquejmorrow · x · 2026-10-12
Monique Morrow argues the AI debate is often framed as acceleration vs caution, but people are actually worried about very different things: some look decades ahead at existential risk, while others focus on harms already visible today—biased systems, surveillance, labor disruption, environmental impact, and concentrated power. These concerns don't cancel each other out, which is why the "AI as a normal technology" perspective is worth considering: focus on the system in front of us, the people affected, and accountability, even without agreeing on AI's ultimate destination.
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