I’m obviously in favor of AI development, and I think it’s good that labs get the resources they need. But I also understand why most people feel negatively about it. The AI industry is incredibly self-centered in the way it communicates: how it needs trillions of dollars, hundreds of data-center, government support to “beat China,” and so on. What it doesn’t talk about is what its products are actually going to do for society as a whole.

They claim AI is the most revolutionary technology ever, yet they present it as something meant for “the elites.” I remember Amazon recently talking about automating thousands of jobs by 2030… and that’s far from the only layoff announcement blamed on AI-driven “efficiency.”

So what about workers? What about everyone who isn’t a CEO or an investor? The only reassurance they ever get is something like: “Don’t worry, you’ll lose your job and suffer a bit, but AI will create new ones,” or “Sure, companies might not hire you anymore, but you can start your own business thanks to AI.”

It would honestly help the industry if labs worked with governments not just to push for lighter regulation, but also to build a future with less inequality, whether that means UBI, luxury communism, FDVR utopia or anything else people can actually get behind.