The Techno-Optimist Manifesto

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The Techno-Optimist Manifesto | Andreessen Horowitz

We are told that technology is on the brink of ruining everything. But we are being lied to, and the truth is so much better. Marc Andreessen presents his techno-optimist vision for the future.
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Yet another Silicon Valley pole smoker pumping the virtues of AI and tech being the panacea to the worlds ills...
 
It works great until it doesn't, then a whole bunch of stuff goes kablooey.
 
It was a thought provoking read with a helicopter view of systems, history and such. While he is largely right about technology (science and engineering) being driving forces for economic prosperity, he does ignore that technology is a tool and tools are used/employed by humans. Tools can be used correctly towards a good purpose, used incorrectly towards a good purpose or used correctly towards an evil purpose. Some technology is more dangerous than others. It is purportedly an issue that Einstein struggled with greatly. I don't believe that LLM based AI as it exists right now is a danger like some pundits exclaim, but then, some asshole or idiot might just Skynet the WHOPPER on us some day.
 
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