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I dislike guns. When used properly, they're really fun; they're used to shoot spinning discs out of the sky. But that's not how they're used. And regardless of how the inventor of guns intended for them to be used, and regardless of how much better off we'd all be if everyone just used them to shoot spinning discs out of the sky, people by and large use them for violence. If they didn't have guns, they'd be much less able to easily kill other people. So, I dislike guns.
I dislike AI.
That analogy only works if AI ends up being mostly used for harm. Guns were designed to apply lethal force, so misuse is built into the tool.
AI is closer to something like a spreadsheet or search engine - a general tool that can be used well or badly depending on the user.
If the argument is really about risk tolerance that's fair, but it's a very different claim than saying the tool itself is inherently comparable to a weapon.