The author has a problem with Rutger Bregman thinking there exists "talented" people. Lol you can't make this stuff up

>In interviews I've noticed that Bregman talks a lot about 'talented' people. For him, talented people are highly educated people. To get a fellowship with SMA, there are all kinds of criteria a candidate needs to hit and one of them is academic credentials, work experience and so on.

How ridiculous is it to take an issue with this? The author believes in a folk Labour Theory of Value where everyone is stateless and born equal. I have noticed that these particular kind of individuals think that EVERY ONE is the same and one can't notice differences. Except, I'm sure they think they personally are much smarter yet they won't admit it.

The whole article is whiny and nonsensical and has complaints that a grown person shouldn't have. One of the author's complaints is: the author takes AI seriously. What.

> Bregman also believes that stopping AI or 'shutting it down' doesn't make sense. Because if we shut AI down in our countries, other countries or regimes will build AI and get an advantage over us (he shows China as an example). The age old "if we don't, somebody else will", that has excused bad behaviour for all of eternity

Like... this is at least consistent? He believes that AI is powerful and that you have adversaries you can't really coordinate with. So what else should one do? I think the author is sitting in some idealistic place where real hard decisions can't be made and the rest of us are idiots.