AI in practice

Will AI save the world? Investor says yes, if we follow these rules

Matthias Bastian

Midjourney prompted by THE DECODER

Investor Marc Andreessen proposes a plan for AI development to maximize societal benefits while countering Chinese dominance, suggesting that big AI companies and startups should aggressively build AI without government interference and advocating for barrier-free, open-source AI proliferation.

A key point is that big companies should not be "allowed to achieve regulatory capture, not allowed to establish a government-protect cartel insulated from market competition due to incorrect claims of AI risk." Andreessen emphasizes that governments and the private sector should work together to manage risks and use AI to solve global problems, with the ultimate goal of Western AI achieving global dominance.

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