The AI field has emphasized the technology's dangers without clearly explaining its benefits or how its downsides can be mitigated. This AI on Air clip is excerpted from a recent episode on the @davidsenra channel. The main speaker is Sam Altman @sama, co-founder and CEO of @OpenAI. ▷ Society's inertia and skepticism toward rapid change may be useful. Altman argues that this part of human nature can help during turmoil or localized instability and should not be fought too aggressively. ▷ Some people building AI say there is a 25% chance it will destroy the world while insisting they must race ahead before bad actors do. Another version says 50% of jobs may disappear next year and simply hopes everyone will be okay. ▷ Universal basic income or making work optional does not answer the question of power. People care about personal freedom, influencing their own future, and collectively shaping society; material wealth and entertainment are not an acceptable trade for letting a small group make every decision, even under a promise of benevolent rule.