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> There is a real problem of incentives when you prioritize growth endlessly, as it leads to perverse incentives such as that ones these companies are accused of - leading you to progressively take more and more less positive actions in order to achieve this growth.

What negative actions has Google Amazon and Nvidia done due to them prioritizing growth endlessly?

For Google, they didn't prioritize growth or they would have moved on AI a decade ago, but they were afraid of having tech journalists who hate them already write mean articles about how their AI is harmful.

Amazon just .. I don't know, keeps squeezing out operational efficiencies that get me next day delivery? Or developing AWS to enable other people to build apps?

Nvidia sells GPUs. Maybe you're a gamer and the push into AI means higher GPU prices?

I'm at a loss here. I don't think anyone is mad at these companies outside of a tiny vocal terminally online minority.

parent bko 4 months ago

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