LRgetting the feeling some of the pro LLM bsky accounts are bots. it would be on par for the course to outsource all your astroturf lobbying to the machines.
if the astroturfing is orchestrated by vendors, directly or indirectly, the strategy could be not to convince anyone, but to seed enough doubt ("apparently it's useful to someone, so who am i to criticize") to stifle dissent;
and perhaps also to skew perception of public opinion far enough so that investors don't pick up on the growing protest.
there's a lot on the line for OpenAI in particular, who are planning an IPO for Q4 this year, which is to serve as the original investor's golden parachute.
it would be just terrible for them were the bubble to burst before that date.
but i'm already seeing slow erosion of AI related stocks. there is a decline so linear in shape that it looks programmed... someone big is getting out and doesn't want to spook anyone. could be ETFs.