The social contract struck between the U.S. government and Silicon Valley—which the American people became an involuntary party to—was straightforward: We will let a handful of tech bros become unfathomably wealthy and in exchange they will build a tech industry that keeps America globally dominant. Instead, the tech bros broke the bargain. They took the money, but instead of continuing to innovate and compete, built monopolies to keep out competition—even getting the help of the U.S. national security state to block Chinese access to our tech. But they couldn’t keep out of the competition forever. Lina Khan was right. And now here we are.
Wow, we could have been talking about Jacquard mills and running essentially the same narrative.
they will build a tech industry that keeps America globally dominant.
I don’t buy it.
At least this Altmann guy has already made it clear that he personally wants to be the ruler of the world, and he builds the tools to bring him there.
Im glad DeepSeek open sourced their model. Even if the goal was to destabilize US companies, I think it’s a blessing the tools can go to anyone with a “powerful enough” computer.
And to be really honest, I don’t like what the tech companies have done with AI in such a short amount of time. I’m glad they are getting the piss beaten out of them. All these AI companies will do whatever it takes to destroy human labor pools so they can absorb a fraction of our wages.
The sad part is, they are after a fraction of a wage that is already undervalued. We are all struggling because of corporate greed anyway.
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I’ll be honest, I’m just hoping this AI shit calms down. Every 5-6 new papers published in the Journal of Computer Science is some AI slop. Like we get it, it’s fun filling a big ass matrix with weights which then inadvertently solve a problem you have. Could I please have some novel research that probably won’t go anywhere anytime soon but is kind of fun to think about and tinker with?
You can always get into 3d printing.
it’s a shame the US will likely not see another lina khan in the foreseeable future.
We didn’t deserve her, but I am honored and grateful to have had her working for my interests. What she was or wasn’t able to accomplish wasn’t for lack of trying.
Fuck the big tech companies and all, but I don’t buy the argument that there is no competition in the US. If you believe that, you’re not paying attention to the space. There are a fuckload of weird models being developed in the US. Some by big players, and some by smaller companies.
IMHO, this is the same thing that happens with every new big advancement. PCs, internet, mobile, etc. People invest a shit load of money in the early players, then a ton of those early investments don’t pan out.
And often times, the people that really stand out are the smaller disrupters or the companies that come in a little later.
Exactly, the AI scene is more competitive than any other tech sector ever has been in the entire history of tech.
The “article” is kinda low-effort bait and shouldn’t even be here.
It sometimes happens like that. And sometimes a big player will emerge early in the proceedings and stay on top for an extended period: General Motors, Boeing, IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, Google. Sometimes there’s even a bit of innovation before they settle into stealing all the sunlight from the smaller trees.
New soyjack unlocked?
In other news, today’s leopards are better at eating your face than ever before!
Those poor little hothouse flowers.
Protectionism [and Galapagosization] killed the Japanese smartphone industry.
