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Tech leaders seek control over digital creations, including AI

Elon Musk and other tech entrepreneurs are increasingly seeking control over digital creations, akin to a fictional high priest who could curse advanced technology. This desire manifests as a push for software and creative works, including generative AI and cryptocurrency, to be remotely switchable or subject to ongoing rental fees. The author views this trend as a "cursing" of modern technology, where creators aim for reversible "miracles" that can be revoked at will, contrasting with traditional expectations of value and exchange. AI

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece discussing a trend in tech entrepreneurship, using fictional references and broad generalizations without specific news events.

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Tech leaders seek control over digital creations, including AI

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    And like the high priest Aporat, able to curse an entire battleship because it's been tricked out with Foundation technology, Elon Musk wants the power to take

    And like the high priest Aporat, able to curse an entire battleship because it's been tricked out with Foundation technology, Elon Musk wants the power to take away the gifts of magical tech. That seems to be a general desire among # tech entrepreneurs: they want "miracles" they …