Deeper theorising: The drive for AI is both for surveillance and control using AI, AND for raising prices on computing gear so that the average person cannot afford to own anything but a terminal where their privacy and choices are completely out of their hands.

This is both backlash to a CEO being killed AND privacy actions digging into advertising revenues.

They definitely see personal computing as competition. They see people as potential market slaves.

And if scam altman wants my ram, he's going to need to pay me $4k/gb

Goes up $1k every time I mention it

AI companies don't see normal people at all. They're too busy worrying about keeping the scheme rolling or trying to birth the digital god they think will give their life meaning.

Did you just figure out capitalism?

? We're bad at making ram and they found a way to use the sticks/factories, messing with demand. No conspiracy required?