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Jaron Lanier criticizes Silicon Valley’s AI pitch

Jaron Lanier criticized how Silicon Valley pitches AI and treats areas designated for data centers.

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   Jaron Lanier criticized Silicon Valley’s pitch for AI.

   per Techmeme (L2)
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   Jaron Lanier said Silicon Valley treats areas designated for data centers as sacrifice zones.

   per Techmeme (L2)

Sources

• VR pioneer Jaron Lanier says Silicon Valley is sabotaging itself by poorly pitching AI and treating areas designated for data centers as sacrifice zones (Jaron Lanier/New York Times) — Techmeme L2 · reported