Sacks argues The New York Times has lost its power to intimidate people into silence over the past decade.
“You know, ten years ago, if The New York Times ran a hippie on somebody, even if other people didn't like it, they wouldn't wanna say anything because they'd be afraid that they would be the next target. And that mystique and that fear has completely broken down.”
Sacks endorses Zuckerberg's framing that the defining question is whether superintelligence access will be centralized or universal
“Mark Zuckerberg gets it right: “The defining question of our age isn’t whether superintelligence will exist, but who will have access to it. Will it be centralized and restricted to a few institutions, or will it be a tool that empowers everyone?” Concentration of power is the https://t.co/kFgkv5dlwF”
Sacks argues Trump's requirement that AI companies build their own power generation prevents residential price increases and can lower prices
“President Trump was ahead of the curve requiring AI companies to build their own power generation so new data centers don’t raise electricity prices for residential ratepayers. Done right, data centers actually lower prices by producing excess power and funding grid upgrades.”