> Perhaps the most serious mistake that the AI industry made after creating a technology that will transversally disrupt the entire white-collar workforce before ensuring a safe transition

This was not an oversight. To the contrary, it was the goal. Technological feudalism, with people like Altman and Musk becoming the Lords of the world.

> Most layoffs are not caused by AI, but it’s the perfect excuse to do something that’s otherwise socially reprehensible.

This illustrates my previous point. What they're doing is not a mistake.

> For what it’s worth, the New Yorker piece I’m referring to, which Altman also referred to in his blog post, made me see him more as a flawed human rather than a sociopathic strategist. My sympathy for him will probably never be very high, but it grew after reading it.

It feels like we read two different articles.