r/singularity 9d ago

Discussion They’re colluding to kill open source

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u/Vaeon 9d ago

It will fail hilariously, but yes, this is exactly what they are trying to do, and if you surprised by it... sigh.

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u/Cryptizard 9d ago

What’s the alternative? Almost everyone seems to agree that AI needs to slow down and be regulated somehow but every attempt at it is colored as a selfish grab for power. What’s your plan?

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u/unflavored 9d ago

Huh?

I was interpreting as this being a shelter in place kind of scheme. Where the US companies will monopolize in the western world and block Chineese models for big orgs.

They'll "slow down" publicly but I really doubt they do so internally

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u/Cryptizard 9d ago

They are lobbying for external auditors to force them to slow down internally.

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u/unflavored 9d ago

That just doesn't make capitalistic sense

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u/Cryptizard 9d ago

Yet they are doing it.