"We're in an AI race with China" okay why aren't we in a solar race or high-speed rail race or healthcare race or quality of life race or some shit.

[jaaphuib@mastodon.nl]

@Elizafox
Because the few in power expect to get even more money out of the AI race.
And they do not need solar, high speed rail, improved health care or whatever, since they can already always buy their way to the best service for themselves.

[pinecone460@social.seattle.wa.us]

@Elizafox various explanations in the replies but i think the real reason is because AI is a weapon, or can be used as one

the AI race is another arms race

[grayrattus@mastodon.social]

@Elizafox because if USA looses AI race you will all discover why socialism was actually not that bad of an idea.

[martenson@mastodon.world]

@Elizafox oil is still too cheap; no money in transporting people; muricans don't have more to spend on health; qol is EU propaganda -- we da best

[purrfectlyhorny@kinkycats.org]

@Elizafox summary: because capitalism.

[ariaflame@masto.ai]

@martenson @Elizafox They don't have enough to spend on health because it's going into the pockets of insurance executives and private equity firms. The USA spends more per person than countries with universal health care and gets worse results.

[ariaflame@masto.ai]

@jaaphuib @Elizafox I'm not sure why, AI isn't exactly profitable.

[3janeta@beige.party]

@Elizafox bc we’re losing those races and Trump hates losers is my bet

[azurelore@eldritch.cafe]

@Elizafox none of that will soothe the aristocracy's square-one demand for slaves, whatever shape they might take

[aburgerabz@mastodon.social]

@Elizafox who exactly is "we"?

[dichotomiker@dresden.network]

@Elizafox We are all of it. China is challenging.

[patchyouup@mastodon.social]

@ariaflame @jaaphuib @Elizafox Exactly. They've figured out the way to make insane amounts of money *without* being profitable. Why deal with the hassle of profit when you can just keep saying "this model is better than the last one" and people just keep throwing money at you?

[neongod@mstdn.social]

@aburgerabz @Elizafox Good question. With saying “we” it’s implied that I should identify with those who do these things. I don’t. I’m not in a race with China in anything. I don’t want the elected leaders to be either, but unfortunately they don’t represent me too well.

[neusswave@neuss.social]

@Elizafox Because China already won those races. In our System it would require too much investment in basic infrastructure which wouldn't translate to stock prices. Neither parliament nor We The People would allow wasting so much money without immediate cash profit.

[shaedrich@mastodon.online]

@pockets @Elizafox Because LLMs are merely probability machines. They are, in itself, not dangerous. But take stupid and/or malicious humans and anything can become a weapon. If you give your toddler access to your bank account, the result will be disastrous but you wouldn't put your toddler in a high security prison.

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[shaedrich@mastodon.online]

@pockets @Elizafox LLMs don't have a conscience and therefore no intent to kill us. But people using it for purposes they are not made for and at alarming rates, will kill us.

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[gytisrepecka@social.gyt.is]

@Elizafox Is China advancing in healthcare and quality of life?

[elexia@catcatnya.com]

@gytisrepecka @Elizafox idk, but we're definitely declining on both in Europe and the US.

[elexia@catcatnya.com]

@gytisrepecka @Elizafox definitely two races China can win by simply not making things worse on purpose.

[gytisrepecka@social.gyt.is]

@elexia Can't comment on whole Europe, but at least in Lithuania healthcare is at the best state it ever was

@Elizafox