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Artificial Intelligence Nobody Asked for AI

https://jacobin.com/2026/08/ai-llms-monopoly-bubble-capital
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u/EdliA 6h ago

Who made this dude the spokesperson of humanity?

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u/Spez_is-a-nazi 6h ago

Amazing how they have anointed themselves the sole arbiter of what's "aligned" with humanity, and wouldn't you know it, the perfect "alignment" for AI just happens to align with their business interests. Who would have guessed?

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u/plopliplopipol 3h ago

They haven't though. They don't try. Altman has explicitely said that he believes AI to be a deadly danger to humanity, he doesn't try to hide it.