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- Matt Shumer, an AI expert, writes in a viral essay that public perception of AI mirrors early 2020 COVID-19 reactions.
- He contends society is underestimating AI's potential and that the threat currently seems exaggerated.
- Shumer warns AI could undermine dignity and livelihoods through deception or job replacement.
- He says the question is not if AI will affect us, but when, noting the distraction analogy as challenges loom.
