Ok, it’s time to freak out about AI
> Near the end of his column, he offers a pretty radical prescription. “One of two things must happen. Humanity needs to accelerate its adaptation to these technologies or a collective, enforceable decision must be made to slow the development of these technologies.<p>I'm constantly befuddled by the fact that "slowing the rate of technological progress by agreement/treaty" is really ever considered a possibility.<p>Take Bitcoin, torrents, or encryption for example. Good luck trying to stop people.<p>"Information wants to be free"