Musk says for-profit AI companies calling themselves “labs” creates a harmful hierarchy
suchenzang · x · 2026-07-21
Elon Musk argues that for-profit companies calling themselves “labs” is pretentious and harmful, because it creates a false hierarchy between “researchers” and engineers. He says both are simply engineers on their better days, and criticizes the “lords and peasants” culture that can emerge inside AI companies.
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