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Yoshua Bengio was criticized for founding Law.zero, an AI safety NGO, while simultaneously claiming the "enemy is in Silicon Valley." Critics pointed out the significant funding Law.zero received from prominent figures and foundations, including Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Eric Schmidt, questioning the purported independence of Bengio's stance. AI

Jeff Bezos has stated that workers should be enthusiastic about the advent of AI, comparing it to being given a bulldozer instead of a shovel. He also anticipates deflationary economic effects as one-income households may choose to stop working due to AI's productivity gains. However, critics point to Amazon's recent large-scale layoffs while simultaneously championing AI advancements. AI

Jeff Bezos criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's tactic of singling out Citadel CEO Ken Griffin as a "villain" to garner support for a proposed pied-à-terre tax. Bezos argued that while the tax itself is a reasonable policy, personally targeting Griffin is unproductive and distracts from the real issue of government waste. He suggested that finding efficiencies in government spending, rather than solely increasing taxes on the wealthy, is the key to solving budget problems. AI