Opinion: California must not fall for tech industry’s false choices about AI

People attending the Nvidia GTC 2024 Conference in March in downtown San Jose gather inside the city’s Convention Center.You might think this is a debate between those who would protect technological innovation and those who would regulate it away.Senate Bill 1047

Critics, particularly from Silicon Valley, argue that any regulation will drive innovation out of California. This argument is not just misleading — it’s dangerous. The bill only applies to companies spending hundreds of millions on the most advanced AI models. For most startups and researchers, it’s business as usual. They will feel no impact from this bill.

Some of the most vehement opposition comes from the “effective accelerationist” wing of Silicon Valley. These tech zealots dream of a world where AI develops unchecked, regardless of the consequences. They list concepts like sustainability, social responsibility and ethics as enemies to be vanquished. They feverishly We’ve seen this kind of polarization play out before, albeit less intensely.

My generation is the one that will inherit the world shaped by today’s decisions. We deserve a say in how this technology develops.

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