The Ironic Reality of Socialist Control Over AI: A Recipe for "Fairly Distributed Misery"
In an era where technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has brought both excitement and concern. One particularly loud argument is the cry to prevent AI from being controlled by a few powerful companies. Instead, the proposal is to place strict guardrails and regulations on its development and deployment. But as we delve deeper into this notion, we encounter an ironic twist: the very idea of placing AI in the hands of a centralized regulatory body is a textbook example of the socialist obsession with control, and it brings along its own set of paradoxes and pitfalls. The Illusion of Freedom Through Control The idea that we can achieve greater freedom by entrusting AI oversight to a centralized authority is an enticing but ultimately flawed one. History is replete with examples showing that when power is concentrated in the hands of a few, whether in the form of government officials or a regulatory elite, the result is rarely the freedo...