Half of AI investment could end extreme poverty — humanity chose to build a god instead
oran_ge · x · 2026-10-12
The author cites two striking data points: giving $1,000 in cash to poor families at a child's birth can cut infant mortality by 40%, and half of what the world is spending on AI investment could end global extreme poverty.
Instead, humanity is funding the creation of a god while promising that god will solve poverty later. He also questions whether past narratives like "goods beat cash aid" were convenience stories for the wealthy.
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