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AI language models drive corporate profit-seeking into military contracts

The concept of a "language model" might have remained an abstract mathematical idea if not for Silicon Valley corporations needing to recoup massive AI investments. These companies are now seeking lucrative public, and particularly military, contracts to offset their expenditures, leading to potentially fatal consequences. An example cited is the bombing of a school in Minab, Iran, in late February. AI

IMPACT Critiques the drive for profit in AI development, linking it to military applications and potential negative real-world consequences.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an opinion piece discussing the societal and ethical implications of AI language models and corporate investment strategies.

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AI language models drive corporate profit-seeking into military contracts

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Italiano(IT) · [email protected] ·

    The fallacy of the “language model” would have remained confined to the world of abstract mathematics if the Silicon Valley multinationals had a bi

    La fallacia del “modello linguistico” sarebbe rimasta confinata nel mondo della matematica astratta se le multinazionali della Silicon Valley non avessero un bisogno disperato di ripagare, almeno in parte, gli enormi investimenti fatti al buio nell’intelligenza artificiale. Il me…