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the "left" broadly advocated for open access community owned gigabit fiber networks while the right coddled monopoly access to the detriment of progress and affordability for four decades

Also the very first thing that source article does is credibly quote an employee of a website run by an overt white supremacist whose "mission alignment" has been to encourage CSAM and authoritarian propaganda, so maybe we calm down a little

Before I even read that piece about how "you can't talk about AI with the left," I'd apparently already written a counterbalance piece over at my newsletter

I think a lot of this "the left doesn't get AI" or "you can't talk with the left about AI" originates with annoyance by libertarians and the right at people reminding them ethics and empathy should still matter in technology development and adoption, and it isn't just about "work flow efficiencies"

While I agree somewhat, there is also imo a very real problem on the left to not see the potential in AI/automation to actually drive for positive system change, and only see the threats and limitations.