You can’t make billions without hurting people

Wiping out world of work, & our ability to #sustain ourselves & live autonomous lives, is only the beginning, if you listen to #AI’s architects. Elon #Musk has called it the single greatest #threat to #human #civilisation

“AI people claim they’re about to create #God, by teaching words to a #word-guessing programme,” Doctorow says. “It’s grandiose.”

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/24/cory-doctorow-on-elon-musk-ai-bubble-bosses-cruel-fantasies

#Orwellian #poverty #PeopleNotProfits #CapitalismFail #CorporateTerrorism

‘You can’t make billions without hurting people’: Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk, the AI bubble and bosses’ cruel fantasies

The writer who coined the word ‘enshittification’ tells us why AI will never deliver what it promises – and why it still appeals so much to those in power

The Guardian