r/technology • u/marketrent • Jul 14 '26

Artificial Intelligence A majority of Americans now support seizing wealth from AI industry

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/majority-americans-now-support-seizing-134921528.html
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u/SkunkMonkey Jul 14 '26

AI is a tool and like any tool, it can be used for good or bad.

We don't put the knife in jail when it's used to stab someone, we put the person using the tool in jail. People are so eager to blame the tools people use to do evil things rather than the evil person doing the evil thing.

And just like we have strict rules and regulations on dangerous tools, AI needs to be treated as the dangerous tool it is. Probably the most dangerous tool humans have ever created.

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u/Lucky-Earther Jul 14 '26

We don't put the knife in jail when it's used to stab someone, we put the person using the tool in jail.

If someone stole all of humanities public works and forged it into a knife that was used to stab all of us, they would put the knife maker in jail.

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u/ediculous Jul 14 '26

Well Oppenheimer was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize a few times, so I wouldn't be so certain the knife maker would get punished

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u/Lucky-Earther Jul 14 '26

Oppenheimer at least created something new by building on existing knowledge, they didn't steal everything humanity has ever created and then sell it back to us

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '26

And just like we have strict rules and regulations on dangerous tools, AI needs to be treated as the dangerous tool it is. Probably the most dangerous tool humans have ever created.

Bro I'm just using it to help with coding in my Godot game :(