The Man Who Calls BS On AI: They’re LYING About AI, 2027 Is When It All Breaks! | Ed Zitron

I think generative AI is at its heart con and seeing these ultra rich ultra powerful people lie through their teeth turns my stomach. The word con is a strong word. >> Well, what do you call something where from the very beginning they've sold it in the terms of magic but it's just a

halfass arcery machine. They are misleading the entire world. >> You are the first person that I've spoken to that has that opinion. >> Well, the fact that this is happening is insane and the fact it's not a scandal is insane. And I've been in the tech industry for 16 years now and I love

technology and I'm enthusiastic about it, but I don't like being misled. And this is the largest non-consensual push of technology in history. >> So, we're going to play a game, Ed. I have the things that you consider to be myths about the AI industry. >> Let's play it. The AI industry is creating enormous economic growth. No,

it's not. All of these companies run at a horrifying loss. Open AI lost $20.9 billion last year. None of these people can just say, "Yeah, we're on the path to making this profitable." because they can't. >> Next one. >> AI will replace all human jobs. That just isn't happening and there's no economic data to support it. Next, the

United States need to spend trillions to beat China in the AI race. What's the race to do for us to constantly piss our pants worrying about China? But people keep saying, "What if these models fall into the wrong hands? They're already in the wrong hands." Mark Zuckerberg, Sam Olman, Dario Amade. >> Mark Zuckerberg says, "We'll continue to

invest aggressively in infrastructure to meet the demand." God met as a monstrosity. Makes me think of Shrek with L fogquad. Some of you may die, but that's a risk I'm willing to accept. If only these people gave a about poverty or actual problems in the world versus are we buying enough GPUs. If