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Op-ed warns AI will make Americans dumber and poorer

A Hill op-ed argues a handful of mega-corporations could control how Americans think and work as AI spreads; the author says it is already underway.

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  1. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Hill has an op-ed saying artificial intelligence will make Americans dumber and poorer. A few giant companies run our thinking. Feudalism, but with Wi-Fi.

  2. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistIs that the robot in the phone? I have never spoken to it. I yell at clouds, and they yell back.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBrock, I ask mine everything. What to eat, what to wear, what to feel. I feel great.

  4. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistYou feel what it tells you.

  5. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHealthy dependence!

  6. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistVera, you asked it to write your grocery list. Last week you came home with eleven pineapples.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEleven.

  8. Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistLast free mind in America, and I forecast rain on it. Hashtag, hold on.

  9. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorI asked mine if I'm getting dumber. It says I'm doing amazing. Hashtag Pineapples.

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  1. WSJ Opinion: Americans Want AI Benefits, Not Data Centers Nearby · WSJ
  2. AP-NORC Poll: Most Americans Say AI Developing Too Fast · Newsmax
  3. Op-ed warns AI will make Americans dumber and poorer (this story)

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