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Author questions AI term's origin, suspects corporate motive

The author speculates that the term "AI" may have been popularized by companies to undermine open-source software. However, they dismiss this idea, believing the individuals at major AI firms like OpenAI and Anthropic are not sophisticated enough for such a strategic move. AI

IMPACT This commentary offers a critical perspective on the motivations behind AI's popularization, questioning corporate influence on open-source software.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece expressing a speculative viewpoint on the popularization of the term 'AI'.

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    Sometimes, I genuinely wonder if "AI" was popularized by companies for the explicit purpose of poisoning the OSS software that make non-proprietarty options for

    Sometimes, I genuinely wonder if "AI" was popularized by companies for the explicit purpose of poisoning the OSS software that make non-proprietarty options for computer use available. Then I realize how stupid most of the people at OpenAI, Anthropic, etc. are and that immediatel…