The social contract struck between the U.S. government and Silicon Valley—which the American people became an involuntary party to—was straightforward: We will let a handful of tech bros become unfathomably wealthy and in exchange they will build a tech industry that keeps America globally dominant. Instead, the tech bros broke the bargain. They took the money, but instead of continuing to innovate and compete, built monopolies to keep out competition—even getting the help of the U.S. national security state to block Chinese access to our tech. But they couldn’t keep out of the competition forever. Lina Khan was right. And now here we are.
Regardless how this plays out that was a very satisfying article to read and the quoted section above is a big part of that.
also I haven’t made any investment of my time or money into A.I. so my personal smug-o-meter needle is buried high-side right now.
Keeping your money out of the AI grift was a good idea but doesn’t deep seek imply that powerful AI is coming even faster and cheaper than what was already being promised?
Yeah, they seem to have sped up the process. But something else to keep in mind is that we don’t know what the saturation point is with current AI technology. It’s most likely far less that what has been hyped, but regardless, if our governments had any sense, they’d be getting a sensible regulatory framework in place right now rather than being overtaken by events as they usually are.
If their claims are true, yeah. That’s how I read the implications.
Dropsite is great and Ryan Grim is a treasure.
I am feeling dangerously smug
they will build a tech industry that keeps America globally dominant.
I don’t buy it.
At least this Altmann guy has already made it clear that he personally wants to be the ruler of the world, and he builds the tools to bring him there.
Wow, we could have been talking about Jacquard mills and running essentially the same narrative.
Im glad DeepSeek open sourced their model. Even if the goal was to destabilize US companies, I think it’s a blessing the tools can go to anyone with a “powerful enough” computer.
And to be really honest, I don’t like what the tech companies have done with AI in such a short amount of time. I’m glad they are getting the piss beaten out of them. All these AI companies will do whatever it takes to destroy human labor pools so they can absorb a fraction of our wages.
The sad part is, they are after a fraction of a wage that is already undervalued. We are all struggling because of corporate greed anyway.
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I’ll be honest, I’m just hoping this AI shit calms down. Every 5-6 new papers published in the Journal of Computer Science is some AI slop. Like we get it, it’s fun filling a big ass matrix with weights which then inadvertently solve a problem you have. Could I please have some novel research that probably won’t go anywhere anytime soon but is kind of fun to think about and tinker with?
AI is the new blockchain
And Electrum still crashes under FreeBSD when trying to send BTC, and I don’t see many more FOSS thin wallets for BTC, despite it being the cryptocurrency. And using 15GB for a wallet is out of question.
If it works the same way with “AI”, we might eventually see this wave of bullshit recede.
we might eventually see this wave of bullshit recede.
Can’t wait
You can always get into 3d printing.
Fuck the big tech companies and all, but I don’t buy the argument that there is no competition in the US. If you believe that, you’re not paying attention to the space. There are a fuckload of weird models being developed in the US. Some by big players, and some by smaller companies.
IMHO, this is the same thing that happens with every new big advancement. PCs, internet, mobile, etc. People invest a shit load of money in the early players, then a ton of those early investments don’t pan out.
And often times, the people that really stand out are the smaller disrupters or the companies that come in a little later.
Exactly, the AI scene is more competitive than any other tech sector ever has been in the entire history of tech.
The “article” is kinda low-effort bait and shouldn’t even be here.
It sometimes happens like that. And sometimes a big player will emerge early in the proceedings and stay on top for an extended period: General Motors, Boeing, IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, Google. Sometimes there’s even a bit of innovation before they settle into stealing all the sunlight from the smaller trees.
it’s a shame the US will likely not see another lina khan in the foreseeable future.
We didn’t deserve her, but I am honored and grateful to have had her working for my interests. What she was or wasn’t able to accomplish wasn’t for lack of trying.
New soyjack unlocked?
In other news, today’s leopards are better at eating your face than ever before!
Protectionism [and Galapagosization] killed the Japanese smartphone industry.
Those poor little hothouse flowers.
