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It doesn't. It's not meant to be a conclusion. But it's a fact of AI: it reduces the need for human beings. That, combined with its lack of usefulness, means we should destroy AI as it only brings us down and makes the world worse.


To be clear, the resentment and public statement is important and relevant IMHO.

> combined with its lack of usefulness

the language capacity of these systems makes them useful to interact with humans. The purpose of that interaction is a question for legitimate social theorists, policy and law enforcement.

An emotional "gut reaction" of anger and disgust is not misplaced, but it is essentially personal, therefore in the category of drama more than policy.




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