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AI as Normal Technology

Arvind Narayanan · 15 Apr 2025

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  1. We do not think that viewing AI as a humanlike intelligence is currently accurate or useful for understanding its societal impacts, nor is it likely to be in our vision of the future.
  2. Thus, the speed of diffusion is inherently limited by the speed at which not only individuals, but also organizations and institutions, can adapt to technology.
  3. In the context of AI-based product development, the bitter lesson has never been even close to true.

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