The majority of U.S. adults don’t believe the benefits of artificial intelligence outweigh the risks, according to a new Mitre-Harris Poll released Tuesday.

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    1 year ago

    The vaccine saved millions of lives, yet people will be cynical despite reality

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      I feel like anti-vaccine groups have been around for a good chunk of time, but they certainly seemed to get a boost from the internet.

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        It doesn’t help that big corporations promoted 100% hydrogenated Crisco as a healthy alternative to lard or the drug Thalidomide that caused horrible birth defects.
        People need to be informed but many are swamped with the task of making a living and constant social “guidance”.

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        If more of your family and friends are dying why would you avoid the ounce of prevention? That doesn’t make sense

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          They wouldn’t attribute it to the virus but something like 5G radiation. And yes, it doesn’t make sense.