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In 2019, one of the phrases of the time was "Data is the new oil," which activists used to mean it was a dangerous, extractive industry which it would be a mistake to build dependence on. But in Washington, that was taken as, "Data is a strategic resource that the US should maximize production of."

14/6/26, 10:29 pm1 repost7 likes

Chris Beiser

@egg.computer

14 June

Similarly, Anthropic is making a similar mistake with, (paraphrasing,) "AI might be the new Nuclear Weapons." You hear "dangerous, should be subject to arms controls." Washington hears, "it's the way we're going to win WWIII."