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    From Rob Mccart@1:2320/105 to MIKE POWELL on Mon Jan 19 08:18:25 2026
    They mentioned on the news tonight that in Canada, only about 9% of
    >> those asked thought AI was a good thing and a much higher percentage
    >> said they didn't trust it.. I was trying to find that info online and
    >> found that a little over a year ago 71.8% of businesses said they had
    >> no plans to ever use AI..

    I was a bit surprised about that given how the Tech news seems to
    >> be almost totally about AI..

    I think AI could be a good thing. However, the "tech bros" who are mostly
    >in charge of its current development seem to be more concerned with its
    >rapid expansion (capabilities and use) than with its ethical use. Maybe
    >that is a misconception on my part, but that is my concern.

    I think the biggest problem is all the money involved and the race to
    get the biggest share of that. It would make sense that the benefits
    and accuracy of AI would be somewhat exaggerated..

    It works pretty well at doing some less complex things, but everyone
    expects more out of it too quickly.

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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to ROB MCCART on Mon Jan 19 10:16:37 2026
    I think AI could be a good thing. However, the "tech bros" who are mostly
    >in charge of its current development seem to be more concerned with its
    >rapid expansion (capabilities and use) than with its ethical use. Maybe
    >that is a misconception on my part, but that is my concern.

    I think the biggest problem is all the money involved and the race to
    get the biggest share of that. It would make sense that the benefits
    and accuracy of AI would be somewhat exaggerated..

    That is sort of what I was getting at... the money and the race to get the biggest share. I think those in the field are too fixated on winning the
    race and not on what the outcome should be (or what it might cause).

    It works pretty well at doing some less complex things, but everyone
    expects more out of it too quickly.

    No disagreement here.

    Mike

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