Paradoxically, people get more excited about things they understand less. (E.g.: deep learning, quantum computing, cryptocurrencies.)
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Just as one counterexample, take a look at all the people who don't understand AI freaking out (not being excited) in this threadhttps://twitter.com/terrill/status/1466383240223207429?s=20 …
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Wrt AI in particular, the less informed tend to be more bipolar, and the media/Hollywood have fostered dystopian views. But my point still stands.