"Curing cancer. Reducing carbon emissions. Maximizing business efficiency. To achieve all this and develop untold social goods, artificial intelligence "accelerationsts" at companies like Google, Meta, and OpenAI believe their industry has a duty to speed ahead towards superintelligence, or AI that's far superior to humans at most tasks. Key to that revolution will be the build-out of data centers. Meanwhile, a technical transformation of the workplace already appears to be underway."
"The nation's largest employer, Walmart, said that because of its AI implementation, hiring will remain flat over the next three years even if revenues rise. Every business-not just the big ones-will eventually reckon with some version of that transformation. Whoever wields the technology best will get an edge. Regulators, in turn, must find forward-looking ways of controlling the excesses of the winners while mitigating the hardship of the losers-and fast."
AI accelerationists at major tech companies pursue superintelligence to solve large societal problems, relying on extensive data-center expansion. AI deployment is already reshaping labor: Walmart expects hiring to remain flat for three years despite revenue growth because of AI implementation. Businesses of all sizes will face similar transformations, and firms that deploy AI most effectively will gain competitive advantage. Regulators must develop forward-looking controls to check winner excesses while reducing harm to displaced workers. Sen. Mark Kelly proposes an industry-funded AI Horizon Fund to finance energy-grid upgrades and workforce reskilling as part of an "AI for America" plan.
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