A look at the rift in the Democratic party over AI and data centers, as pro-business Democrats oppose the fiery, anti-AI politics of the progressive wing
www.politico.com/news/magazin... Brendan Nyhan / @brendannyhan : See also: social media. In both cases, lots of people promising quick fixes with no tradeoffs. [embedded post] Max Berger / @maxberger : The vast majority of Americans are opposed to AI and oligarchy, but both of our major political parties are too corrupted by billionaire control to stand up for the people. Christopher Whitaker / @civicwhitaker.com : I dislike this framing in @politico.com because it assumes either a pro-tech or anti-tech stance. There's a distinction between owners of big giant tech companies & people who actually make software and some of the loudest critics fall into the latter group. — www.politico.com/news/magazin... Mike Masnick / @mmasnick : The problem with stories like this is that “regulations” can mean very, very different things to different people. It's easy to say “regulate AI.” It's extremely difficult to come up with actual regulations that won't kick off another partisan shitshow fight once it gets distorted. [embedded post] Karl Bode / @karlbode.com : The Democratic party would win elections repeatedly if they competently challenged corporate power. [embedded post] Jake Cole / @jakecole : There's a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors — www.politico.com/news/magazin... [embedded post] @democracyactionnet : It's become a common occurrence: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer posts a light-hearted video on social media. She's Christmas shopping, or she's talking about her Michigan accent or she's touting he... Daniel Solove / @daniel-solove : AI is wildly unpopular. Pew: “[O]nly 17 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on the U.S. over the next 20 years.” Gallup: 80% think gov't should regulate AI. www.politico.com/news/magazin... @darnich : Regulate AI. Put people over technology. Send political tech puppets packing. It's not about politics. It's survival. — F*ck their data centers and crypto mining. — www.politico.com/news/magazin... Mastodon: Dare Obasanjo / @carnage4life@mas.to : OpenAI's website used to say the goal of AGI was to outperform human workers in every economically valuable activity. They've since toned down the rhetoric on replacing workers but the cat's out of the bag. — Politicians need to figure out how to balance the only booming part of the economy against its long term goal of making human workers unemployed. … Miguel Afonso Caetano / @remixtures@tldr.nettime.org : This will not end well. AI is a technology. It's not a collective made of human beings. It's not a thing. It's not an ideology. It's just a series of tools - exactly like quantum computing or social media. Politicians who take advantage of their constituents' technological illiteracy deserve to be called demagogues. … Forums: r/BetterOffline : Americans hate AI. Which party will benefit? r/DeepStateCentrism : Americans Hate AI. Which Party Will Benefit?
Smart piece. It doesn't feel like there's a lot of coherence around messaging on AI. The only thing that unites people is opposition to data centers. https://www.politico.com/...
On the anti-AI populist revolution that's finding purchase in the Democratic Party, the world of consultants and politicians pushing for Dems to go harder, and the people who still believe in its promise: https://www.politico.com/...
“Smart strategists in the party are starting to get this,” said a Democratic political operative who was granted anonymity to speak freely about the party, “but this feels akin to Joe Biden not talking about the cost-of-living crisis for two years.” https://www.politico.com/...
Seems pretty obvious that politicians who take an explicitly anti-AI stance will win. People really don't like AI, and the backlash is growing. https://www.politico.com/... [image]
I mean this quite earnestly. When Lakshya Jain and I agree on a strategy for Democrats to take, the public opinion on the thing must be absolutely overwhelming. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
its funny bernard is still the only photo used for this like political news is just locked in on his face any time there's any sort of popular position being ignored — www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The vast majority of Americans are opposed to AI and oligarchy, but both of our major political parties are too corrupted by billionaire control to stand up for the people.
I dislike this framing in @politico.com because it assumes either a pro-tech or anti-tech stance. There's a distinction between owners of big giant tech companies & people who actually make software and some of the loudest critics fall into the latter group. — www.politico.com…
The problem with stories like this is that “regulations” can mean very, very different things to different people. It's easy to say “regulate AI.” It's extremely difficult to come up with actual regulations that won't kick off another partisan shitshow fight once it gets distor…
There's a funny Politico story showing that the latest polling on AI shows 80-20 in favor of heavy regulations, an absolute slam dunk platform, but Dems are worried about not winning back mask-off tech CEO donors — www.politico.com/news/magazin... [embedded post]
It's become a common occurrence: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer posts a light-hearted video on social media. She's Christmas shopping, or she's talking about her Michigan accent or she's touting he...
AI is wildly unpopular. Pew: “[O]nly 17 percent of Americans think AI will have a positive impact on the U.S. over the next 20 years.” Gallup: 80% think gov't should regulate AI. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Regulate AI. Put people over technology. Send political tech puppets packing. It's not about politics. It's survival. — F*ck their data centers and crypto mining. — www.politico.com/news/magazin...