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AI and Big Tech industries' power grab fuels US autocracy, argues report

The article argues that the pursuit of power by the AI and Big Tech industries is a significant factor contributing to the US's slide towards autocracy. It posits that "AI" serves as both the driving force and the tool for consolidating authoritarian control. The author highlights the urgency of the situation and the critical choices facing society in the context of democracy versus authoritarianism. AI

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IMPACT Argues that the unchecked growth of AI and Big Tech is a direct threat to democratic institutions.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an opinion piece discussing the societal impact of AI and Big Tech, rather than a direct event or release.

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    "The AI & Big Tech industries’ will to power is among the proximate causes of the US’s accelerating descent into autocracy. “AI” is both the motivation and the

    "The AI & Big Tech industries’ will to power is among the proximate causes of the US’s accelerating descent into autocracy. “AI” is both the motivation and the instrument of authoritarian consolidation." Remarkable summation of the situation and the stakes by @ MarechalPhD in Tec…