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Quit ChatGPT: right now! Your subscription is bankrolling authoritarianism | Rutger Bregman (www.theguardian.com)
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As a historian, I’ve studied the major consumer boycotts of history. We can take down ChatGPT and send a powerful signal to Silicon Valley, says author and historian Rutger Bregman

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[–] obinice@lemmy.world 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Every penny given to a US company is bankrolling their government through taxes, and thus funding authoritarianism.

OpenAI has direct government contracts sure, but yeah.

I agree it sucks.

[–] TronBronson@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago

That’s why I’m telling myself that my unemployment is a heroic assault on fascism.