AI hype

I think the class-based criticism makes more sense if you consider Charles Stross' talk on corporations as "slow AI". Basically, if they're going to be so concerned about what happens when optimization engines get untethered from human flourishing, it's very convenient that those who benefit from the current economic system can focus on the issue in the sci-fi context of AGI rather than acknowledging the harms done by the capitalist system that makes them successful.-- YourNetworkIsHaunted ·3 hr. ago[Timnit Gebru] How can we let it be known far & wide that there's a religion in Silicon Valley (longtermism/effective altruism & similar) that has convinced itself that the best thing to do for "all of humanity" is to throw as much money as possible to the problem of "AGI"... : SneerClub (reddit.com)
Category:Artificial intelligence