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York Luethje's avatar

Grifters need an off-ramp from the green energy scam. This is one.

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Zork (the) Hun's avatar

Well, yes, that is a possible explanation, but I see it more in terms of the cosmic battle between good and evil, freedom and authoritarianism, central vs distributed decision making.

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Kanji Nakatsu's avatar

Thanks for writing this article and others related to AI. As one who knows nothing about AI, this has started the process of opening my eyes. Obviously, I have a great deal to learn.

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Zork (the) Hun's avatar

Don't we all.....

The most important thing to learn is how to detect BS.

If something sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

The people who are trying to scare you usually have ulterior motives.

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Gene Balfour's avatar

Thanks Zork. This is a great piece to help people to see the hucksters behind the AI hype.

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Zork (the) Hun's avatar

Thanks Gene, I wanted to talk to you for about a week by now about some things I came across talking about subjects close to your heart: direct democracy and finding ways to make politics work more rationally.

One was this conversation:

Marc Andreessen: Trump, Power, Tech, AI, Immigration & Future of America | Lex Fridman Podcast #458

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHWnPOKh_S0&t=6484s

Andreessen is talking about a book (The Machiavellians) that I bought and just started yesterday. I'm sure we'll have an opportunity to talk about it

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