While China sees AI as another tool for controlling its populace, the United States is rushing to create AI that will give it global economic dominance.
Our Chinese colleague also mentioned that his government, not surprisingly, is very concerned about the disruptive social, cultural, and political impacts of artificial intelligence. That’s led China’s top officials to invest considerable effort in establishing effective AI governance. They appear more concerned about that problem than US politicians.
The tech titans at the top of the US AI pyramid don’t want to be governed, and the Trump administration obtained their considerable financial and political support by promising to give them free rein.
This is probably the most naked example of the difference between the dictatorship of the proletariat and the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie. Also, something makes me think that part of the reason for the US companies’ feverish chase to AGI is that they believe it’s their last chance to stay ahead of China, now that their lead in almost every field is either gone or eroding.
Also, something makes me think that part of the reason for the US companies’ feverish chase to AGI is that they believe it’s their last chance to stay ahead of China
They believe it is their last chance in everything. They have gone all-in on “we either achieve this or climate destroys the planet”. They believe new uninvented technology that only AGI will create will save the planet.
They are totally invested in the idea that AGI will be able to improve itself, thus bringing about progressively better super intelligence that will produce technology bordering on magic.
This is probably the most naked example of the difference between the dictatorship of the proletariat and the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie. Also, something makes me think that part of the reason for the US companies’ feverish chase to AGI is that they believe it’s their last chance to stay ahead of China, now that their lead in almost every field is either gone or eroding.
They believe it is their last chance in everything. They have gone all-in on “we either achieve this or climate destroys the planet”. They believe new uninvented technology that only AGI will create will save the planet.
They are totally invested in the idea that AGI will be able to improve itself, thus bringing about progressively better super intelligence that will produce technology bordering on magic.
It’s basically Millenarianism, they think they’re building God and that everything that comes before will cease to matter.
Americans love that shit