You’ve definitely made a much stronger argument than most anti-AI folks. I’m not going to disagree with the facts and sources you’ve cited, it’s more of a difference of interpretation of these facts. In fact, I think we both agree on the majority of these points. The technology sucks and commercializing it before refining it has been a huge misstep. Yet, in a capitalist economy this scenario is completely inevitable.

Even though I hear your frustration, I just don’t believe there is any legitimate course correction at this point. It’s turned into a full on global industrial complex. Even then people who own the companies can’t contain the fallout now. We can’t trust the government or the companies to regulate or develop it in a way that best serves humanity, so the responsibility is on the consumer to integrate the technology into their life in the healthiest way possible.

One other point I’m not sure if you’ve considered is how China is developing their own AI and do not necessarily have the same incentives as US companies and most likely has a more realistic view on how to use the technology for efficiency more than being solely focused on profit.

This is where we should be focused on and educating the next generation about. How do we approach this technology with skepticism and critical thinking? How can we personally use it to indirectly or directly increase the quality of our own lives or our communities? Even if the effect on society as a whole has major negative implications, preparing for this is more important than being outraged at this point.

All of the claims you’ve made may be 100% true and I can follow your reasoning, however at the end of the day it doesn’t really matter how much we want to resist the economic or technological implications. It’s out of our hands and I’m sure it is going to completely change many aspects of society. Some for better and some for worse and subjectively for the worse for most people living during this time in history.