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Author argues corporations, not tech, were the first AI

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The author posits that corporations, particularly those leveraging social media algorithms, represent the first iteration of artificial intelligence. This perspective is supported by a comparison to the ideas of N. Land, who expressed similar sentiments about capitalism and AI over two decades ago. AI

IMPACT Challenges the conventional definition of AI by framing corporate systems as its earliest form.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from an individual author on a blog platform.

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Author argues corporations, not tech, were the first AI

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · mfioretti_en ·

    I concluded all by myself years ago that the 1st # AI was CORPORATIONS: https:// mfioretti.substack.com/p/the-r eal-effect-of-social-media-ai I was sure I could

    I concluded all by myself years ago that the 1st # AI was CORPORATIONS: https:// mfioretti.substack.com/p/the-r eal-effect-of-social-media-ai I was sure I couldn't be the first to say so, but I only discovered today the existence of N. Land, who said the same 26 years earlier: ht…

    LINKS mfioretti.substack.com/…/the-real-effect-… iai.tv/…/capitalism-is-ai-ai-is-capitalis…

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