Socialism with Chinese characteristics - Illustration by Álvaro Bernis
tag > Economics
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Letter about academia and philanthropy from Marshall McLuhan to Ezra Pound in 1951
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The AI Music Psyop
Major record labels sue AI music startups Udio & Suno, citing ‘en masse’ copyright infringement
This is a bullshit psyop, like Napster was. The owners of majors & AI startups are from same milieux. Mild case of infighting but objectives are aligned.
YouTube in Talks With Record Labels Over AI Music Deal
The 'generative land-grab' is unfolding. Corporate giants seizing the opportunity to use AI to radically cut costs, further centralize the media biz & make the control of consumer preciser.
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In just six years (2016-2021), we've consumed over 75% of what we did over the 20th century.
Source: The circular gap report 2024 (Page 8, Executive Summary, Para 1) and Page 19, where it is mentioned more specifically (582 billion tonnes) along with the years (2016-21)
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Apparently only one Nation is taking Swanson's law (Moore's Law Equivalent In Solar Energy) serious.
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Prediction: In 2025 there will be massive consolidation in the Generative AI market. Most players focused on a single modality (vid gen, audio gen, etc.) won't survive.
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Value of Life:
- 1 Fruit Fly - $0.10 to $0.30
- 1 Chicken - $5 to $20
- 1 Pig - $50 to $150
- 1 Cow - $2000 to $5000
- 1 Human - There are an estimated 40.3m people in modern slavery. The prices vary widely. In Europe, victims can be sold for around $4,000 to $5,000.
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The men in grey will not stop their coordinated attack on humanity until only accountants, lawyers & McKinsey consultants are left on planet earth. An army of men in grey suites, hell-bent to steal all time from people, who they deem as unfit to make any decisions themself.
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If you invited a new technique that allows you to synthesize diamonds very cheaply, would you make this news instantly public or first sell lots of synth-diamonds disguised as natural ones and make a fortune?
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The US is now producing more oil than any country has in history. Insane?
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The idea that AI will revolutionize healthcare is popular but likely wrong: The western socio-economic systems has no incentive for "curing patients cheaply" as it isn't a "sustainable business model". AI might make healthcare more profitable for corporations but worse for people.
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Doing business without marketing is like winking at a girl in the dark. You know what you're doing, but no one else does.
