Philip Rosedale: AI monopoly by a few companies is likelier and more existential than rogue AI
philiprosedale · x · 2026-09-24
Second Life founder Philip Rosedale poses the question: which is scarier — rogue AI models taking over, or a few big companies monopolizing AI tech? He argues frontier companies want us to fear the former, but the latter is far more likely and truly existential.
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