"Asbestos in the walls" is #Pluralistic 's analogy for the long term impact of AI and software development.
Yes, it's doing the insulating but everyone is getting mesothelioma from exposure to it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesothelioma
Nicole Parsons
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