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News – “It’s Moving Too Fast”: From Railways to AI, the Fear of Losing Control

Calls to slow down the development of artificial intelligence are often based on a simple concern: the technology is advancing too quickly, and humans may lose control over it. But this kind of concern is not new. Nearly two centuries ago, the development of railways brought a transformation that was just as unfamiliar to the society of its time. People were traveling at speeds they had never experienced before and were handing control of their movement over to a mechanical system they did not operate themselves. “It’s Moving Too Fast” The speed of railways was one of the factors that created uncertainty during the early days of modern transportation. For a society accustomed to walking, horses, and carriages, traveling at high speeds was something entirely new. Today, an almost identical argument can be heard about artificial intelligence: development is moving so quickly that society, laws, and safety mechanisms may struggle to keep pace. The technologies are entirely different. The human reaction to the speed of change, however, bears similarities. “We Don’t Have the Steering Whee…