281. The Smoking Gun of Techno-Capitalism (ft. Meredith Whittaker)
This Machine Kills
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Dominance and Concentration of Power in the AI Industry
This chapter explores the dominance of certain topics in the tech industry, the concentration of power in big tech, and the contested definition of genocide. It delves into the history of AI and its association with monopolies, the misunderstanding of open source AI, and the challenges faced by open AI divisions. The chapter also discusses the high costs of deploying large-scale AI models and the role of frameworks and infrastructural dependencies in AI development.
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