Comment by coderenegade
7 hours ago
This is the real problem. We're looking at a future where those who control AI have an insurmountable advantage in everything. They can control the amount of intelligence the masses have access to -- for their own safety, of course -- and they will never, ever be able to close the gap.
There's lots of competition in AI. Where do you see the 'insurmountable advantage in everything'?
Say they do. What then? Will people buy from them? What if we decide not to?
At a certain point, you don't have a choice. Before China got into the game, the only way to avoid giving Luxotica money if you wanted a pair of glasses was to essentially not buy glasses. This is the same for many industries -- consolidation behind the scenes.
Huh? I've been able to buy reasonably priced glasses for all my life. (However, I've never lived in the US nor China.)