Why intellectuals rail against the 'good radical' AI lab instead of the amoral one
fkasummer · x · 2026-10-12
jessespafford observes the intellectual class is polarizing against the 'morally good radicals' running one AI company rather than the amoral power seekers running another, simply because they dislike the flavor of radicalism. fkasummer replies: real intellectuals should go build a different technology instead of kneeling to either side.
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