28-05-2023 12:00 via theguardian.com

‘They’re afraid their AIs will come for them’: Doug Rushkoff on why tech billionaires are in escape mode

The leading intellect on digital culture believes the recent tech reckoning is corrective justice for Silicon Valley baronsIt was a tough week in tech.The top US health official warned about the risks of social media to young people; tech billionaire Elon Musk further trashed his reputation with the disastrous Twitter launch of a presidential campaign; and senior executives at OpenAI, makers of ChatGPT, called for the urgent regulation of “super intelligence”. Continue reading...
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