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They didn't want to see their way of life subsumed by factorization, given over to a relatively
handful of interests so it was really about power it was about democracy and it was about losing agency and so today a lot of the backlash we see against ai is motivated by these very same fears and concerns in no small part because the ai ceos and tech titans themselves have come out and used this language right from the beginning they've said oh this technology is so powerful
It could be big trouble for humanity.
It could be the gravest thing humanity has ever faced if we're not careful with it.
It's going to eliminate 20 to 30 to 50 percent of jobs, you know, depending on how Dario Amadei at Anthropic is feeling.
And it is going to be this huge disruptive event.
And that's how they're forecasting.
That's how they're describing their own project, their own business.
And so, again—
Why would anybody, you know, not take that seriously, right?
We take it serious at different levels, but, and some people will attach themselves to the X risk element and say, well, we don't want to exterminate humanity.
And most people will say, hey, I'm out here listening.
And you're saying you want to automate all the jobs with AI tools.
You want to automate, why would I be okay with that?
Why would I trade that?
Why would I allow a data center in my backyard to help you in that project?
So to me, all of this backlash, you know, I'm honestly a little surprised it hasn't arrived a little bit sooner, just how aggressive the industry and its leadership has often been.
Yeah.
I am officially running for president of the United States.
It's going to be only America first.