Researcher Says AI Will Enrich Complements Over Creators
Christian Catalini draws parallels between AI and earlier general-purpose technologies.
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Matthew Berman posted about an essay by MIT research scientist Christian Catalini. The essay title states no single company will remain in AI. Catalini’s tweet describes how steam, electricity, combustion engines and railroads each followed a three-act pattern that enriched complements more than the core technology itself. The linked Forward Future source repeats the same point: every general-purpose technology made its complements richer than its creators, and AI will follow that pattern.
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Matthew Berman@MatthewBermanDario said Anthropic will be the only company left in the future - he denied it. Economist and MIT research scientist Christian Catalini shows what the future will actually look like. Full essay:…
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JE JesusIsGodAndKing@JesusGodAndKing@MatthewBerman Delusional Dario surely has some evil plot up his sleeve. Probably wants to create a virus using AI, release it globally, and then be the only place in the world for the “cure”
CO codila@0xCodila@MatthewBerman Dario has already denied this, but it's true that he has a huge amount of selfishness in him even without that
TB Thomas Bekkers@ThomasBekkers@ccatalini I stand humbled and corrected. This was one of the best articles I’ve ever prolly read on this topic. Very well written
CC Christian Catalini@ccatalini@MatthewBerman Thanks @MatthewBerman! 🙏 It's a pleasure to be featured in one of the very best AI newsletters!
ST Stuart@Stu_J_@MatthewBerman I don't trust Dario or Altman one bit. I really hope Open source and even Grok can overtake them.