Let's peer behind the veil at the marketing aspects of artificial intelligence (notably LLMs like ChatGPT of late) and observe how much of the psychology of fear is in play. Is this something we should snap out of a bit? Imo, yes.
I discuss how the concerns of Geoffrey Hinton, the reported "Godfather of AI" who left Google to talk about the dangers of AI, actually differ very little from the public statements of top executives at companies like Microsoft and his former employer. What gives? It appears fear is great marketing for AI, and I go into further detail on why the widely discussed potential pause on AI research is probably mostly conscious marketing by the public figures discussing it.