The article analyzes the stance of artificial intelligence magnates in Silicon Valley, specifically mentioning Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic. The title suggests that Amodei seeks positions of power and privilege, like the typographers of the printing press era who were associated with royal power, without wanting to bear the financial consequences of their ventures.
The text argues that when physical barriers, such as electrical infrastructure limitations, and disillusionment with financial returns begin to hinder the advancement of artificial intelligence, these self-described "humanist" executives resort to a specific strategy.
According to the article, the adopted strategy consists of inventing the virtue of fear around the technology they themselves developed, thus creating a justification to request state intervention and tutelage over their businesses.
The text concludes with the observation "As always," suggesting that this pattern of behavior is recurring in the history of capitalism, where business and state power intertwine when convenient for the private interests involved.
