I'm worried about AI psychosis. Specifically, I'm worried about the psychosis that makes "capital allocators" spend *$1.4T* on the money-losingest technology in human history, in pursuit of a bizarre fantasy that if we teach the word-guessing program enough words, it will take all the jobs.

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica/116398678116637934

IBM continuing it’s long tradition of collaborating with nazis and fascists:

The Nazi Party: IBM & "Death's Calculator" - https://jewishvirtuallibrary.org/ibm-and-quot-death-s-calculator-quot-2

List of companies involved in the Holocaust - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_involved_in_the_Holocaust

Business collaboration with Nazi Germany - Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_collaboration_with_Nazi_Germany

#fascism #corporatism #genocide #MAGA