None of these people even had to mention AI in their speeches. They could have just done the normal, generic "Dream big, believe in yourself, attaboy" kind of speech and then gone back to their 3rd homes in Malibu.

But no, they just had to both mention it AND rub everyone's noses in it. They know they've already won, and are arrogantly making sure the next generation doesn't forget who's meant to be on the lower rungs of the social and economic totem pole.

Either that, or they actually think that everyone shares their positive outlook on AI and have totally failed to read the room.

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noobermin 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It's tempting to assume malice, I don't doubt some of them really are so spiteful, but I assume most are just that out of touch.

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smallmancontrov 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

They aren't out of touch when it comes to the prospect of cutting jobs and how it will pump their stock portfolios. They are drooling so hard the big risk is that they make the axe handle slick and throw the axe instead of slicing the job prospects of those in the audience.

	▲	littlecorner an hour ago \| parent [-]
		"Wait, those are real people whose jobs I cut? I thought they were just numbers"

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JoshTko 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's ironic that these speakers tout AI benefits but failed to use it to learn what college students are concerned about

	▲	tavavex 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Why would they? It's so trivial to do it yourself, it's easy to imagine what they're concerned about. Things like the optimal number of agents to deploy in their swarm, the best way to use AI to route yacht and private jet movements between your residences, what kind of AI business to start after graduation and how many billions to invest in it.

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IncreasePosts 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I don't know if you're aware but a big meme at Google from when Eric was CEO was when he was encouraging all googlers to install Nest in "one of your homes"

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breadsniffer 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

They’re so disconnected from reality, living in their own bubble.

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tavavex 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Their behaviors feel so detached and alien to me. Here are my hypotheses:

- They love AI and are so self-absorbed that they struggle to think of other people's perspectives. They only view it through their own lens and are oblivious to it. So, to them, others' opinions should mirror theirs, which is why it doesn't register for them.

- They know of the impacts their ideas will have, but think that the positives will somehow eventually trickle down to the commoners and the negatives will be minimized or only affect people that 'deserve it'.

- They genuinely despise young people and this is just a socially acceptable way of expressing their hatred - they understand everything.

Which one of the three do you think it is? Or are there other reasons?

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markus_zhang 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It’s just a completely different class + being an exec requires certain personal traits. These two combine to whatever we see nowadays. You can call it detachments or whatever, but to be a successful exec you basically have to be a big asshole and a giant owbua.

Basically they believe whatever they did is righteous in a religious way, and how can you not see it? These types of thoughts.

There is no middle ground.

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ryandrake 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If I had to guess, I'd say it's a non-zero, but double-digit percentage of each of those, depending on the person.

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mbfg 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

you could have stopped with AI makes them rich. Why cares about anyone else.

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tavavex 3 hours ago | parent [-]

But it's not that simple. The point I'm making is that their reaction to making money also feels very inhuman.

Suppose your comapny just won a key contract, putting your competitors out of business. Would you go to stand on a stage in front of the other business, gleefully talking about how your victory will upset the industry? How it's a sign of the changing times, but a blessing in disguise because those employees get a chance to move to another career, or practice valuable budgeting and social skills in the line to the food bank?

	▲	CPLX 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah, they're fucking sociopaths. We have enough history at this point. The results are in. The verdict is clear.

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ramesh31 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

>Their behaviors feel so detached and alien to me.

Because they are. Extreme wealth is literally a brain disease. It is physically impossible to remain a normal empathetic human being with that level of detachment from reality. Back when things were 10x, or 100x difference, there was still some amount of reality that just couldn't be abstracted away from you having to deal with. But the modern day reality of >1000x disparity has completely removed that, and they are more or less living as demigods to us in comparison.