Big Tech Confused about AI

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Full episode on youtube: https://youtu.be/vbmcHjZWI_U Full episode on spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/233Zftn0w6HrLLQTr2Vj4B?si=GIM_UO0cQgeBceM-ktr_wQ In this episode, we unpack the growing anti-AI sentiment — not from a place of fear, but from history, power, and accountability. Starting with Sam Altman’s early career and the Loopt controversy, we trace a clear pattern that leads directly into OpenAI, intellectual property disputes, and the widening gap between what individuals are punished for and what corporations routinely get away with. This isn’t a moral panic. It’s a memory. People remember being prosecuted for downloading music. People remember Aaron Swartz. People remember that individuals go to prison — while companies issue press releases. So when tech leaders express surprise that trust is eroding, the confusion feels disconnected from reality. From AI layoffs and tone-deaf corporate rhetoric, to Worldcoin, biometric scanning, and convenience culture sliding into surveillance, this conversation explores why the public reaction isn’t irrational — it’s predictable. No spoilers. No outrage farming. Just patterns, incentives, and consequences. Time: 00:00 — Sam Altman, Loopt, and credibility 00:29 — OpenAI, intellectual property, and legality vs morality 01:05 — Why individuals go to prison (Nintendo, emulators) 01:57 — “Just let me control all your ideas” 02:20 — Why anti-AI sentiment shouldn’t be surprising 02:50 — Two-tier justice systems in tech 03:43 — Corporations vs individuals: who should be held to higher standards 04:26 — Tech bubbles, groupthink, and elite detachment 05:15 — “Why don’t they just buy a new TV?” 05:54 — AI layoffs and tone-deaf messaging 06:36 — Infinite money glitches and self-created problems 07:08 — Untouchable elites and global consequences 07:34 — Worldcoin, crypto fatigue, and trust erosion 08:15 — The orb, curiosity, and consent 09:06 — Palm scanners, convenience culture, and surveillance creep 09:24 — Ordering coffee the correct way ☕ Key themes: - Corporate theft vs individual punishment - Intellectual property and selective enforcement - Power, money, and accountability gaps - AI hype vs lived economic reality - Surveillance framed as convenience This isn’t anti-AI. It’s anti-amnesia. And if trust is gone, it wasn’t lost by accident. Subscribe, comment, disagree loudly. If you think this is wrong, say why.