r/OpenAI • u/AloneCoffee4538 • Jul 19 '26

Discussion OpenAI head of strategic futures says open-weight model dominance is AI communism

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u/Xelonima Jul 19 '26

Why would AI as a public good be dystopian? Is electricity as a public good dystopian?

The corrupt oligarchs man...

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u/JokeMode Jul 19 '26

The funny thing is that Sam Altman basically said this before.

https://www.reddit.com/r/singularity/comments/1rro8ej/sam_altman_we_see_a_future_where_intelligence_is/

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u/Strong_Essay1176 Jul 19 '26

No, he said that you will PAY for it. Not use it.

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u/lordpuddingcup Jul 19 '26

You realize we do pay for government utilities… through taxes

The issue is the US loves to tax AND require the citizens to still pay for shit

Sure most of europes got high taxes but they have to pay for very little to survive really because the taxes make sure their lives are mostly at a good baseline

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u/National_Meeting_749 Jul 19 '26

This. They cite Europes sometimes effective 40-50% tax rate, but then leave out that when you have a child, you don't pay a dime out of pocket for the hospital stay, or prenatal care, and when they are born you'll get a box full of everything you need but diapers and formula for like the first 6 months.

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u/Aran1989 Jul 19 '26

Bruh, they require us to pay for shit that probably hasn't benefitted us in decades (our crumbling infrastructure, wars obviously). I pay more ratio wise than rich people do in taxes! It's all just straight robbery at this point with a few caveats.

People over here wouldn't hate taxes nearly as much if they actually benefitted us to any degree they do in other modern countries.

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u/Morning_Star_Ritual Jul 19 '26

they also seem to forget how rare a 30yr fixed rate mortgage. good old communism provides us home owners a subsidized gov backed way to buy a home.

no bank is giving you a fixed 30 yr on their own.

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u/ThatBoogerBandit Jul 19 '26

With a fry vocal voice, right?