Cartoonist critiques AI race as repeating internet-era mistakes with insufficient safeguards
A cartoonist critiques the AI race, drawing parallels to the early internet era. The piece argues that tech leaders are rushing AI development with insufficient guardrails and responsibility, repeating the same promises of liberation and democracy that accompanied the early internet — which, while bringing some benefits, also led to significant negative consequences.
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Tech leaders are rushing to create AI and are unleashing it upon the world far too quickly with far too few guardrails and far too little responsibility.
They promised that the internet would bring freedom and democracy; it would liberate us from the tyranny of big powerful organizations; it would help the little guys.
Although the internet has brought about some wonderful things, it has also undermin
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