A.I. Populism Is Here. And No One Is Ready.

kept by eddie may 09

Silicon Valley's AI leaders focused on existential risks while ignoring how their technology is already harming ordinary people through job displacement and inequality.

Inside the Invitation-Only Stock Market for the Wealthy - WSJ
The shrinking number of U.S. public companies creates a two-tier market where the wealthy access private shares of high-growth firms while most investors are left with older, slower-growing stocks.
also on Sam Altman, #inequality, OpenAI
- - Sam Altman
Sam Altman shares a family photo after an arson attempt on his home, defends his AI mission as a moral obligation, and calls for de-escalation of rhetoric around AI criticism.
also on Sam Altman, #ai-safety, #technology, OpenAI
Opinion | Silicon Valley Is Bracing for a Permanent Underclass - The New York Times
Tech leaders fear AI will permanently displace millions of knowledge workers, creating a society divided between those who control AI and those left behind.
also on #inequality, #employment, #technology
The haves and have nots of the AI gold rush
A Menlo Ventures partner says the AI boom has created a stark divide where roughly 10,000 people have achieved retirement wealth while many software engineers face layoffs and career uncertainty.
also on #inequality, #employment, OpenAI