The world's tech billionaires are starting to moderate their rhetoric on AI automation, but that doesn't mean it's all in good faith.

As data centers are shut down by angry mobs and AI surveillance cameras are ripped from their poles, the world’s tech billionaires and CEOs are waking up to the reality that the masses are, broadly speaking, not on board with their plan to automate the world with AI.

  • reluctant_squidd@lemmy.caEnglish
    161·
    1 month ago

    I feel kinda bad for the suckers that actually buy in.

    It’s going to be mayhem for all the diehard tech fans that believe this is the future and invest money they don’t have, thinking they are going to get rich.

    Smells like the alt coin or NFT crap all over again.

    • ShawiniganHandshake@sh.itjust.works
      14·
      1 month ago

      SpaceX has convinced NASDAQ to waive the requirements for being included in the index, which means most index funds will be required to buy in. Musk is effectively looting everyone’s retirement fund, keeping what he can, and setting fire to the rest.