This is just another example of getting the actual problem wrong.
When he says "billionaires making more billions" it's really off the mark. These people are not forcing AI down our throats to make billions.
They are doing it so they can win.
Winning means victory in a zero sum game. This is a game that is zero sum because the people that play it think that way. However, the point is not to make money. That's a side effect.
They want to win so the other guys don't. That means power, growth, prestige, and winning. Winning just to win.
Once people start to understand that this is the prime directive for the elite in the tech business, the easier it is for everyone to defend against it.
The way you defend against it is to make it non-zero sum. Spread the ideas out. Give people choices. Act more like Tim Berners Lee and less like Zuck. This will mean less money, sure, but more to the point, it deprives anyone of being "the winner". We should all celebrate any moves that take power away from the few and redistribute it to many. Money will be made in the process, but that's okay.
When he says "billionaires making more billions" it's really off the mark. These people are not forcing AI down our throats to make billions.
They are doing it so they can win.
Winning means victory in a zero sum game. This is a game that is zero sum because the people that play it think that way. However, the point is not to make money. That's a side effect.
They want to win so the other guys don't. That means power, growth, prestige, and winning. Winning just to win.
Once people start to understand that this is the prime directive for the elite in the tech business, the easier it is for everyone to defend against it.
The way you defend against it is to make it non-zero sum. Spread the ideas out. Give people choices. Act more like Tim Berners Lee and less like Zuck. This will mean less money, sure, but more to the point, it deprives anyone of being "the winner". We should all celebrate any moves that take power away from the few and redistribute it to many. Money will be made in the process, but that's okay.