I’m not sure if I should be laughing or crying. Probably both.
He kinda sounds like a humorless dick who bought into the AI hype.
Edit:
I recommend Robert Evans’ analysis of the manifesto and the rest of the AI hype: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/ai-companies-advocates-cult-1234954528/
“We believe any deceleration of AI will cost lives,” his manifesto states. “Deaths that were preventable by the AI that was prevented from existing is a form of murder.”
And murder is a sin. The more you dig into Andreessen’s theology, the more it starts to seem like a form of technocapitalist Christianity. AI is the savior, and in the case of devices like the Rabbit, it might literally become our own, personal Jesus. And who, you might ask, is God?
“We believe the market economy is a discovery machine, a form of intelligence — an exploratory, evolutionary, adaptive system,” Andreessen writes.
[…Evans makes a comparison to Scientology, and their belief that those who stand in the way of their “tech” become “fair game”…]
My point is that the goals Andreessen and the e/acc crew champion right now are based in faith, not fact. The kind of faith that makes a man a murderer for doubting it.
Andreessen’s manifesto claims, “Our enemies are not bad people — but rather bad ideas.” I wonder where that leaves me, in his eyes. Or Dr. Roli for that matter. We have seen many times in history what happens when members of a faith decide someone of another belief system is their enemy. We have already seen artists and copyright holders treated as “fair game” by the legal arm of the AI industry.
Who will be the next heretic?
Is he a comedian? Does search Oh, he’s co-author of Mosaic. In July 2024, Andreessen announced he will donate to Super PACs that support Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. What the hell is it with GenX techbros?
Materially, they were often launched into the upper middle class or even outright capitalists, that immediately gives them a bias. Add to that a disdain for social sciences and the humanities as subjects, that is unfortunately often found in STEM fields. On top of that, many are really addicted to the consumer cycle with gadgets and idolise the “geniuses” that “create” them, unlike proper nerds that won’t trust this generation of tech nearly as much and much rather create and tinker with stuff themselves.
Venture capitalist, the funniest of all professions.
Rich old fart wants to replace creativity with a computer. What a chode.
Marc Andreessen the comedian? Oh? no, a face behind Netscape. An aging person who says comedy is dead, that’s never happened before 🙄
