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Occam's Razor tells me it's because they are being painted as capable of subverting seemingly larger-than-life systems and institutions. I imagine it's an ego b

Occam's Razor tells me it's because they are being painted as capable of subverting seemingly larger-than-life systems and institutions. I imagine it's an ego boost to a lot of these tech CEOs.

ohiovr 8y ago
One day they will proudly say looking on at the ruins of our society “look at our accomplishments!”
- smacktoward 8y ago
  Illustrated: https://www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a16995 https://www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a16995
- robotresearcher 8y ago
  My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/ozymandias https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/ozymandias
kyledrake 8y ago
And it's arrogant to boot. Seriously believing machine learning is going to make everyone worthless/unemployed and end government is even crazy for Malthusian standards. This is the same age old debate over technology has been going on for centuries. There's nearly infinite things to work on out there, even if the latest steam engine makes a particular thing more efficient or require less workers. Those workers re-train and move on to other things. The key to minimizing the issues is to provide the education, tools, health care, etc. to help displaced workers with that.
- dashwav 8y ago
  I think his argument has always been more along the lines of machine learning will give the people in charge the knowledge of what it is that the citizen wants to hear and what they will believe, which means that the owner of the data then has power not by way of voting or military might, but by way of manipulation of the masses - which is a sentiment that I find much easier to believe.
- marmot777 8y ago
  How can you be so sure that the result won’t be mass structural unemployment? I agree with you about investment in education, healthcare, etc., but those things won’t pay the rent and buy groceries I’d there aren’t enough jobs.

Occam's Razor tells me it's because they are being painted as capable of subverting seemingly larger-than-life systems and institutions. I imagine it's an ego boost to a lot of these tech CEOs.

ohiovr 8y ago

One day they will proudly say looking on at the ruins of our society “look at our accomplishments!”

smacktoward 8y ago
Illustrated: https://www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a16995 https://www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a16995
robotresearcher 8y ago
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/ozymandias https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/ozymandias

kyledrake 8y ago

And it's arrogant to boot. Seriously believing machine learning is going to make everyone worthless/unemployed and end government is even crazy for Malthusian standards. This is the same age old debate over technology has been going on for centuries. There's nearly infinite things to work on out there, even if the latest steam engine makes a particular thing more efficient or require less workers. Those workers re-train and move on to other things. The key to minimizing the issues is to provide the education, tools, health care, etc. to help displaced workers with that.

dashwav 8y ago
I think his argument has always been more along the lines of machine learning will give the people in charge the knowledge of what it is that the citizen wants to hear and what they will believe, which means that the owner of the data then has power not by way of voting or military might, but by way of manipulation of the masses - which is a sentiment that I find much easier to believe.
marmot777 8y ago
How can you be so sure that the result won’t be mass structural unemployment? I agree with you about investment in education, healthcare, etc., but those things won’t pay the rent and buy groceries I’d there aren’t enough jobs.