AI, "Humanity", and Dr. Manhattan Syndrome: A Communications Intervention
Summary
A thoughtful opinion piece analyzing AI industry communications, focusing on the use of 'Humanity' as a civilizational narrative by AI leaders and the risks of detachment from everyday user concerns. The author draws on Dr. Manhattan from Watchmen as a metaphor for leaders who overlook people in favor of abstract ideals, citing Pew data on public skepticism and contrasting with Jobs’ more ground-level messaging.