Democracy blindsides Silicon Valley’s power players looking to transform the world with AI
‘The push against datacenters speaks to the frustration of people who don’t feel they are making the choices in their lives’ The Stanford ethicist Rob Reich was once invited to a dinner organized by a Silicon Valley mogul to discuss what a state designed to maximize science and tech powered by commercial models might look like. The gathered technologists were drawn to the idea of building a small…
The article from the Guardian Business highlights the growing tension between the democratic process and the rapid advancement of AI technology, particularly in Silicon Valley. Rob Reich, a Stanford ethicist, shared his experience at a dinner organized by a Silicon Valley mogul, where technologists discussed the idea of creating a state dedicated to maximizing science and tech through commercial models.
When Reich asked if this state should be democratic, he was met with resistance, with technologists arguing that democracy is too slow and hinders scientific progress. Instead, they advocated for a beneficent technocrat to lead the development of AI and other cutting-edge technologies. This illustrates the disconnect between the desire for democratic governance and the rapid, often unregulated, expansion of AI by powerful players in Silicon Valley.
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