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AI Researcher Argues Private Sector Beats Government For Key Investments

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OPSeán Ó hÉigeartaigh#1457Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh@S_OHEIGEARTAIGH

Surely a concern is that such philanthropic scale can effectively risk undermining democratic will by pushing particular interests (e.g. political) of a small subset of people super hard. E.g. concerns re Soros on the right, or on the other side US religious fundamentalist money pushing certain positions in Irish politics (eg opposing gay marriage).

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REPLYSeán Ó hÉigeartaigh#1457Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh@S_OHEIGEARTAIGH

@deanwball A megabillionaire philanthropist is basically a government department but without accountability and not representing anyone who was elected.

Seán Ó hÉigeartaighSeán Ó hÉigeartaigh@S_OhEigeartaigh

@deanwball There are, for example, various 'positive future' ideas in Amodei's machines of loving grace that I'd expect would not be all that popular with the American public

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