I recently read End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World by Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor. It's an excellent book and I highly recommend that everyone read it. Tech oligarchs make up an important component of the end-times-fascist coalition. One thing that stood out to me, as a software and security engineer who finds LLMs to be extremely powerful, is that the American frontier labs are run by unhinged lunatics who genuinely believe they're creating the Machine God, that they're fine with burning down the world to bring about AGI, and that they believe with religious fervor that they're the only ones smart enough to safely control it. I already kind of knew this, but this book really made it sink in.
Just say no to OpenAI and Anthropic
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The article criticizes OpenAI and Anthropic, highlighting concerns about data privacy and control over AI models.
- The author argues that OpenAI and Anthropic are part of a tech oligarchy with unchecked power.
- The article claims these companies do not truly offer open access to their models.
- It raises concerns about data privacy, as companies can access and use user data.
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