How the stories about all-powerful AI are swallowing the world
The AI extinction narrative is winning outIt’s even sidelining Trump and his nationalist “super intelligence,” while leaving Anthropic and OpenAI poised for maximal profit. Via Unsplash.This edition is a two-parter: First, a look at the stories being told about AI, and who those stories serve. Second, an excerpt from Against Tech Oligarchy, a great new book by tech worker organizers Clarissa Redwine and JS Tan, who are on book tour as we speak, and will be in LA, at Skylight Books, this Friday, September 25th, with friend of BITM Joanne McNeil.
- ▪The AI extinction narrative is winning outIt’s even sidelining Trump and his nationalist “super intelligence,” while leaving Anthropic and OpenAI poised for maximal profit.
- ▪Via Unsplash.This edition is a two-parter: First, a look at the stories being told about AI, and who those stories serve.
- ▪Second, an excerpt from Against Tech Oligarchy, a great new book by tech worker organizers Clarissa Redwine and JS Tan, who are on book tour as we speak, and will be in LA, at Skylight Books, this Friday, September 25th, with friend of BITM
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The AI extinction narrative is winning outIt’s even sidelining Trump and his nationalist “super intelligence,” while leaving Anthropic and OpenAI poised for maximal profit. Plus: How workers can beat the tech oligarchyBrian MerchantSep 24, 20261191224ShareIn his typically rambling, occasionally genocidal speech to the United Nations, one that included threats to “annihilate” Iran and to bring “freedom” to the “failed state” of Cuba, Donald Trump announced that he was issuing a nationwide rebranding of “artificial intelligence” to “super intelligence.” Rapid Response 47@RapidResponse47.@POTUS: The United States totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme of control for Artificial Intelligence — hereinafter officially be called ‘Super Intelligence.’ Whoever wins AI, WINS! We…
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