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Re:AI optimism is a class privilege by rossant on Monday February 16, 2026 @11:04PM (#47043587)
There’s an argument I don’t hear very often. Society is becoming increasingly dependent on data/compute centers running AI models. It would take only a few bombs from a hostile country to disrupt the entire economy, army and so on, especially if workers can no longer do anything useful without AI.
Re:AI optimism is a class privilege by shmobot on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @05:34AM (#47045847)
Exactly, this type of economy feels like it's built for the peace and globalization times. Sadly, lately it seems like those times are over.