Mitchell Hartman

I mean, one could just say, well, why not just not work on the technology if you think it's going to destroy the world?

Mm-hmm.

Yeah.

Why not?

I do think there is a sense of inevitability in the field about AI that if I don't work on it, then someone else will.

He says many who come off as doomers are also extremely excited about the tech.

It's a contradiction that feels natural in their world, even if it doesn't to the rest of us.

I'm rooting for natural intelligence.

That's what I'm rooting for.

That's Professor Enid Baxter-Rice in Monterey again.

And I've got some news for her.

She might want to root for artificial intelligence at least a little.

So I brought some documents that I actually had a chatbot help me put together.

Oh, yes.

Just to show how much you're in this for.

She's vested in California's public employee pension, which is heavily exposed to AI, from index funds to individual stocks to infrastructure funds and real estate trusts tied to data centers.

Does it concern you that your personal future is invested in the success of this whole thing?

I mean, it's just really distressing.

Now I'm part of another system that I haven't had any input into.

And it's going to possibly drastically affect people's lives.