Cybercrime probably has somewhat higher barriers to entry than porn (although less than creating an AGI) and arguably higher levels of stigma. It doesn’t take as much skill as it used to, but still needs skilled actors at the higher levels of complexity. Yet it flourishes in many jurisdictions, including with the acquiescence (if not outright support) of nation-states. So that might be another “industry” to consider.
I suspect there will also be quite a bit of overlap between cybercrime and advanced AI (esp. for ‘social engineering’ attacks) in the coming years. Just as crypto’s (media-exaggerated) association with cybercrime in the early 2010s led to increased stigma against crypto, any association between advanced AI and cybercrime might increase stigma against AI.
Cybercrime probably has somewhat higher barriers to entry than porn (although less than creating an AGI) and arguably higher levels of stigma. It doesn’t take as much skill as it used to, but still needs skilled actors at the higher levels of complexity. Yet it flourishes in many jurisdictions, including with the acquiescence (if not outright support) of nation-states. So that might be another “industry” to consider.
Jason—yes, that’s another good example.
I suspect there will also be quite a bit of overlap between cybercrime and advanced AI (esp. for ‘social engineering’ attacks) in the coming years. Just as crypto’s (media-exaggerated) association with cybercrime in the early 2010s led to increased stigma against crypto, any association between advanced AI and cybercrime might increase stigma against AI.