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This article critically re-evaluates Sam Altman's UN speech by arguing that equating AI development with a cultural Renaissance overlooks the material progress driven by industrial upheaval. The author contends that true societal advancement comes from disruptive economic shifts rather than elite-focused artistic patronage, suggesting Altman's preference for a "Renaissance" model risks prioritizing aesthetics over widespread prosperity.
Sam Altman says we need another Renaissance. But we really need another Industrial Revolution
A misunderstanding of history risks giving AI a future of elite patronage instead of widespread prosperity.
That’s the depressing takeaway from the OpenAI’s CEO’s September 23rd speech to the United Nations. He came out swinging, saying that “we,” as in humanity, “have a choice in front of us.” AI, he said, “can either be more like a new Renaissance of creativity and discovery, or more like a new Industrial Revolution of upheaval and disarray.” He ended by calling for international “cooperation” and “standards.” In short, an AI regulatory regime…
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