{"id":236280,"date":"2026-06-24T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/you-cant-make-billions-without-hurting-people-cory-doctorow-on-elon-musk-the-ai-bubble-and-bosses-cruel-fantasies-ai-artificial-intelligence\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T05:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T09:05:13","slug":"you-cant-make-billions-without-hurting-people-cory-doctorow-on-elon-musk-the-ai-bubble-and-bosses-cruel-fantasies-ai-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/24\/you-cant-make-billions-without-hurting-people-cory-doctorow-on-elon-musk-the-ai-bubble-and-bosses-cruel-fantasies-ai-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018You can\u2019t make billions without hurting people\u2019: Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk, the AI bubble and bosses\u2019 cruel fantasies | AI (artificial intelligence)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/jun\/24\/cory-doctorow-on-elon-musk-ai-bubble-bosses-cruel-fantasies\">\u2018You can\u2019t make billions without hurting people\u2019: Cory Doctorow on Elon Musk, the AI bubble and bosses\u2019 cruel fantasies | AI (artificial intelligence)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/jun\/24\/cory-doctorow-on-elon-musk-ai-bubble-bosses-cruel-fantasies\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/jun\/24\/cory-doctorow-on-elon-musk-ai-bubble-bosses-cruel-fantasies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-24 05:00:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.theguardian.com\">www.theguardian.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Reverse Centaur Concept<\/strong>: The term &#8220;reverse centaur&#8221; describes humans who are compelled to assist machines, including warehouse workers monitoring self-driving trucks and lawyers using AI to check legal precedents.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>AI Hype and Reality<\/strong>: Cory Doctorow argues that claims about AI replacing human jobs are exaggerated; AI&#8217;s capabilities are overstated, and it doesn&#8217;t possess intentionality.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Investment Bubble<\/strong>: He warns of a significant investment bubble in AI worth $1.4 trillion, which echoes past financial bubbles resulting in economic downturns.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Class Dynamics and Automation<\/strong>: Doctorow believes the drive for AI partly stems from bosses&#8217; desire to eliminate workers&#8217; bargaining power, seeing AI as a tool to replace human labor entirely.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Market Irrationality<\/strong>: Likens the AI investment market to irrational financial behaviors, where belief in AI&#8217;s potential overshadows its practical limitations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Cultural and Ethical Concerns<\/strong>: Highlights ethical issues with AI, like its role in generating inappropriate content, questioning the true motivations behind its investment surge.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Marxist Perspective<\/strong>: Discusses the fundamental conflict between labor and capital, emphasizing that despite potential value loss, capital will exploit labor.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Speculation on Billionaires&#8217; 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