droplet6585@lemmy.mltoAsklemmy@lemmy.ml•Why are we in an AI arms race? What's actually at stake?English
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2 days agoNo. We are not.
With typical capitalist efficiency, the titans of industry are going to boil off half an ocean in an ignorant attempt to simulate a human brain that requires what, about 2 kilowatt-hours of relatively clean chemical energy a day?
Never mind there being no shortage of said brains.
Curtis Marvin, one of the main silicon valley “intellectuals” inspiring Peter Thiel does not seem to understand where the word parliament comes from. He criticizes the royalty of Europe for giving their subjects too much power.
It’s like they think they’re playing a video game.