By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/10/2026In short, the power to thwart billionaires' desires. AI is the money-losingest enterprise the human race has ever embarked upon. More than a trillion dollars has been spent *this year* to make a mere $50b in revenue. 14612 0
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/10/2026The technical excitement over AI's capabilities - from chess to gold-mining to treating pancreatic cancer - cannot be separated from the *political* excitement that billionaires (short on expertise, flush with cash) experience. 23913 0
By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 06/10/2026They are motivated by the thought of swapping money for expertise and sidelining *the only people in the world who can thwart their goals*. 1437 0
Glencora @glencora.bsky.social · 06/10/2026This is the thing that grates me the most- l am supportive of AI in the hands of experts- it’s like a maximizers. But the hubris of the guy high on the notion that they’ll cure cancer or whatever w/o any hard learning work irritates me. l am an a wait and see state 000 0
