AI versus Marshy - The Race to Capture Share, Not Share

Imagine you’re reading this article without knowing the background of the newsletter. I’m Marshy, and I write about AI and its impact on our world. This article is a continuation of a discussion about the dangers of AI being controlled by a few tech giants. You own a factory on this island that employs some of the people, and there’s a couple of other factory owners on the island that employ the rest. Most people on the island earn money, and have enough to buy food and provide for themselves. Around 5% of the island struggle to make ends meet and are on the poverty line. There’s a catch for the factory owners: you earn far more money than the rest of the island from these production methods and live an eye-wateringly comfortable life. ​ This crude analogy is an echo of what’s being shouted in a number of articles of late. Jacopo Pantaleoni is an engineer who joined Nvidia in 2001. Nvidia is one of the largest suppliers of GPUs - tech that powers gaming, crypto and AI. Originally appeared in newsletter : AI versus Marshy #15: a big few, stock music, and soul-searching