I know a guy who founded an AI-based startup well before ChatGPT, and recently I saw some of his public messages where he stands as an ultimate anti-AI proponent.
Meanwhile, his startup that received multi-million dollar funding and developed proprietary specialized LLMs, continues to exist being somewhat profitable.
Universal AI, however, poses an existential risk to his company. So he turns into a typical gaslighter: he tries to convince everyone that AI is a dead-end, not worth it, a total disaster. By doing so, he hopes to prolong the stream of existing profits maybe just for one extra day, but internally he already knowns that his company is toast.
Meanwhile, his startup that received multi-million dollar funding and developed proprietary specialized LLMs, continues to exist being somewhat profitable.
Universal AI, however, poses an existential risk to his company. So he turns into a typical gaslighter: he tries to convince everyone that AI is a dead-end, not worth it, a total disaster. By doing so, he hopes to prolong the stream of existing profits maybe just for one extra day, but internally he already knowns that his company is toast.