> Why can't we be fascinated by emergent properties of intelligence without immediately jumping 10 steps into the future

Because, when computers first came out, and filled entire rooms, people predicted they'd eventually shrink down to fit the crevice of your bum and everyone on the planet would have them

When the first cars came out, people predicted that within 10 years, city streets would no longer be drowning in horse dung

Do people who rant and rail against every new technology in its infancy, actively choose to forget history, or simply didn't learn about the many similar instances in the past?