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Nir Eisikovits, Professor of Philosophy and Director, Applied Ethics Center, UMass Boston

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Is ai dominance inevitable a technology ethicist says no actually - Caught on Camera

AI is powerful technology, but that doesn't mean we should adopt it unquestioningly. SIphotography/iStock via Getty Images

Anyone following the rhetoric around artificial intelligence in recent years has heard one version or another of the claim that AI is inevitable. Common themes are that AI is already here, it is indispensable, and people who are bearish on it harm themselves.

In the business world, AI advocates tell companies and workers that they will fall behind if they fail to integrate generative AI into their operations. In the sciences, AI advocates promise that AI will aid in curing hitherto intractable diseases.

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