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If I was a shareholder I would automatically call for the firing of any CEO who even starts talking about AI.
No matter how many examples we get of companies doing this and everything falling apart there's always another CEO planning on doing it. Apparently the main requirement of being the CEO is you don't learn, and arrogantly announce nonsense to the media. If you can manage simultaneous walking and spitting, you're probably overqualified.
The thing is, its not going to fall apart forever (unfortunately). Billions are invested by all big tech companies into enormous server farms just for AI and their entire future stock value is now based on them coming up with a way to make a profit from this.
Replacing humans can lead to a lot of profit since salaries are one of the most expensive things in a company.
So I dont know. I think the future will suck. But what else is new.
Let's assume the demand for AI is only 20% of.what is being built. Doesn't that mean that the other 80% can now be used for something useful (protein folding etc.)?
Yes but capitalism = profits is all that matters.
Also since big tech has more money than almost anything, they become illegal unofficial kings in a world where money is all that matters. They influence entire elections and what information is able to be shared.