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AI investor pitch envisions making users 'stupid' for profit

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An investor pitch for a hypothetical AI system is described, where the goal is to make users progressively less intelligent through interaction, and then sell that "intelligence" back to them via subscription. This concept is presented as a potentially lucrative, albeit ethically questionable, investment opportunity. AI

IMPACT This concept highlights potential ethical concerns and speculative business models within the AI industry.

RANK_REASON The item describes a hypothetical, speculative concept for an AI business model rather than a concrete event or development.

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AI investor pitch envisions making users 'stupid' for profit

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    you can imagine the pitch to investors “ we are going to get them hooked on interacting with systems that over time make them progressively more and more stupid

    you can imagine the pitch to investors “ we are going to get them hooked on interacting with systems that over time make them progressively more and more stupid. Then we are going to sell that intelligence back to them on a monthly subscription”. As for most “incredible investmen…

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