Ask HN: Who Should Own AI?

by mrdependable on 1/7/2025, 5:14:16 PM with 1 comments
It seems that AI companies, in their vision of the future, are trying to sell a world much like the one we live in today, but with AI systems replacing much of the intellectual and physical work that is done. They tend to gloss over what will happen to the people losing their jobs, and completely ignore who will own and benefit financially from this automation.

In Dario Amodei's essay, "Machines of Loving Grace", the world has powerful AI that is more capable than the smartest humans, and it controls a robotic workforce that can automate most jobs. Yet, he also talks about a world where corporations still exist. What role would a corporation really serve in a world where AI and robots are doing all the work? Especially since this AI has basically been made possible by taking the sum of human work and knowledge. Shouldn't the AI systems at that point be owned by the people?

  • by nadermx on 1/7/2025, 5:19:59 PM

    Anyone can build their own AI. In terms of jobs lost, the same sensationalisim was said when computers started becoming ubiquitous.

    What's more likely is some things will be further automated. And the industrial work complex will still find a way to require other jobs.