iamtrask: most AI power debates reduce to "model or data source?"
iamtrask · x · 2026-10-20
iamtrask (OpenMined) argues many AI power debates are special cases of one question: do AI outputs come from the model or from data sources? He maps pro/anti stances on copyright, job loss, model welfare, sovereign AI, power concentration, AI consciousness, privacy, hallucinations and disinformation onto this single divide, offering a unifying lens for seemingly scattered position battles.
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