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AI's business model relies on mass unemployment, inquiry told

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The business model of artificial intelligence is predicated on generating mass unemployment, according to an observation made to a parliamentary inquiry. This perspective suggests that companies like Anthropic and OpenAI can only fulfill their ambitious financial projections by displacing millions of workers, redirecting their wages towards AI adoption. Some senators were reportedly surprised by this assertion, which contrasted with the prevailing focus on the "fear of missing out" on new AI technologies. AI

IMPACT Suggests AI's core value proposition may be tied to labor displacement, potentially altering investment and policy considerations.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece discussing the economic impact of AI, presented as testimony to a parliamentary inquiry.

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AI's business model relies on mass unemployment, inquiry told

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

    "The business model of AI is to cause mass unemployment. The only way companies like Anthropic and OpenAI can deliver on the trillion-dollar promises they are m

    "The business model of AI is to cause mass unemployment. The only way companies like Anthropic and OpenAI can deliver on the trillion-dollar promises they are making to potential investors is if tens of millions of companies shed hundreds of millions of workers and spend trillion…

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