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Socialist argues AI ownership battle mirrors historical class struggle

The future struggle will not be between humans and AI, but rather a continuation of the historical conflict over ownership of the means of production. The core question is whether AI tools will be controlled by private capital or by the public collectively. The author, identifying as a socialist, argues that the focus should be on preventing private entities from monopolizing collective wisdom used to create AI, rather than competing against the technology itself. AI

IMPACT Highlights the potential for AI to exacerbate existing societal inequalities regarding ownership and control of production means.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from a named individual on the societal implications of AI ownership.

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Socialist argues AI ownership battle mirrors historical class struggle

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    The struggle of the next generations is not going to be humanity against # AI . Rather it’s the same struggle it always has been; Who owns the means of # produc

    The struggle of the next generations is not going to be humanity against # AI . Rather it’s the same struggle it always has been; Who owns the means of # production ? Who owns the # TrainingData ? Will private capital be the only one able to produce these new tools? Or will it be…