I wrote that radio, TV, internet, they were initially "looked with suspicion", fearing they would brainwash people. It's not that they were never used. Fortunately, common sense prevailed over ideological purity, and they weren't left solely in the hands of capitalism. The same thing is happening with AI. Looking it with suspicion is legitimate, leaving it in the hands of capitalism—a strategic mistake. Just as we used radio, TV, and the Internet against the system, it will be inevitable to do the same with AI.
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Radio, TV and Internet are means to distribute information. AI is not, and it's goal is not the same. Remember that the definition of AGI according to OpenAI and Microsoft is when AI systems can generate at least $100 billion in profits.
Also, the sheer scaling and government insight required to produce anything meaningfully helpful for society puts it firmly out of most people's reach and firmly into big capital's.