Could generative AI turn out to be the tech industry’s Vietnam? And could public backlash lead AI to a better place?

As I am sure you have heard by now, the backlash against AI i keep nattering on about is growing fast. At least three commencement speakers, include Google’s one time CEO Eric Schmidt were booed over the last few days simply for mentioning AI. This lead Jason Calacanis (of All In) to draw a parallel But I think the analogy might run deeper. And Jason may be underrating the student’s chances here (see later part of this essay).In the Vietnam war, the US invested massively in a huge, disastrous campaign that drained resources and achieved nothing, fueled by arrogance. The war moved forward for years despite evidence that it wasn’t working as planned. It was also ridiculously expensive, about a trillion in today’s...

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