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... For one, there are the ridiculous over-promises and the credulous investment managers who gobble them up, leading to inevitable backlash. It is no longer controversial for even respectable legacy financial publications to refer to the current situation as a bubble or to sound the alarm on the economic dangers that a bubble could pose.

We can't know yet whether this particular investment bubble will burst or merely deflate, but one thing seems clear: We don't have very long to wait before we find out. The past few weeks have seen a litany of negative headlines about AI, and for once, it's not just alarmist worries about unemployment or Skynet super-intelligence.

This time, people are questioning the specific claims that have historically helped certain people overlook AI's potential dangers. The two primary such claims to value are, in order of importance: It will make money, and it will help people. ...