"[...] the business model behind AI relies on brute force: capture massive reserves of data by any means possible, throw tons of resource-intensive processing power at that data, and gin up public support with wondrous tales (your AI) and scary stories (their AI). This is a far cry from the idea that innovation works in mysterious ways."
From Jathan Sadowski's "The Mechanic and the Luddite: A Ruthless Criticism of Technology and Capitalism" (2025), p. 93
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#LLMs #IrresponsibleTech
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