(a note for technical folk)1 | read as pdf When it comes to understanding the dangers of AI systems, the general public has the worst kind of knowledge: that what you know for sure that just ain’t so. After 40 years of persistent badgering, the software industry has convinced the public that bugs can have disastrous consequences. This is great! It is good that people understand that software can result in real-world harm. Not only does the general public mostly understand the dangers, but they m...