In the pages of the Wall Street Journal, Andrew responds to an article suggesting that we’ll get used to the disruptive technologies of our time – namely AI – by remembering how we acclimated to technology in the past. While looking back at our response to previous technological advances has some limited benefit, artificial intelligence is unlike anything else humans have created. That makes the stakes higher and more existential than, say, the introduction of the automobile, the radio, or indoor electricity.
This letter was originally published in the print and online editions of The Wall Street Journal.
“The 1920s Playbook for Surviving a Tech Revolution” (Journal Report, May 26) recounts some of the lessons learned in the 1920s that we might apply to today’s “jarring new technology.” Sure, it can be useful to see how we handled the impact of new tech in the past. But with all due respect, we actually haven’t been here before.
Comparing artificial intelligence to older inventions isn’t helpful because AI is unlike anything else we’ve ever created.
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