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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Firebird" data-source="post: 9705896" data-attributes="member: 7015803">I think you are conflating "unpopular with those in the industry" with "those in the general public". Most people don't know or care about commercial fishing. But they trust legislators to make decisions in their best interest, including by consultation with experts. Many voters prioritize environmental concerns and support these sorts of restrictions. If 98% of the population hated that law and wanted to open it up...that would happen. Given that ChatGPT has been out over 2.5 years, presumably asked medical questions throughout, and given that the early years are probably the most dangerous because hallucinations were not as widely known...I'd say the threat is minor, from a public health perspective. I could be wrong. I would be curious to see evidence otherwise. Maybe it hasn't gotten far enough into the population yet to show. All of those involved a situation where 1) a problem existed for decades; 2) a regulation was introduced; 3) everyone could observe the solution. That is not the case here. It was not the case with COVID. It is not the case with climate. In these cases, regulations are attempting to preempt a problem that is/was not particularly well understood. These face a greater burden because the public needs to be convinced that the problem is significant and that the proposed solutions will address it. They are more open to conspiratorial thinking because one can suggest the experts are making up or exaggerating the problem in order to impose their will on the public. In this case it is not enough to make a rationally sound argument that the problem exists. It needs to be a personal one that connects with people on a human level, that validates their fears and recognizes where they are coming from. Presenting the rational argument alone will lead to distrust. Invoking the authority of far off experts will lead to distrust.</blockquote>

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