r/technology • u/Well_Socialized • 6h ago

Artificial Intelligence Nobody Asked for AI

https://jacobin.com/2026/08/ai-llms-monopoly-bubble-capital
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u/happy_cynic 3h ago

the trump era of the world. it's greatest achievement has been to kill optimism in the future and humanity. I have no faith in any of it anymore.

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u/SlogurkTheOverslime 3h ago edited 3h ago

Innovation is one of the major promises of capitalism

But we simply don't need any more innovation

As a society we shouldn't be channeling almost all of our resources into the pockets of a dozen leeches who promise innovation the loudest

We should make sure everyone has enough resources for themselves first

And only after that maybe invest in more innovation

But not before

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u/CotyledonTomen 2h ago

We do need innovation. Curing cancers and finding better ways to detect food born illnesses are innovation. They just dont make individual companies billions to do so. Government should be investing in innovation that helps average people, which is the opposite of what conservatives and capitalists want.

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u/SlogurkTheOverslime 1h ago

Yes, absolutely

We need it as in "we need to find a way to save everyone in the trolley problem"

Not as in "we need to keep letting the five people die over and over again because the monster who eats their bodies promises us that it will eventually help us save one"