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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Technology
Edward Helmore

‘They’re afraid their AIs will come for them’: Doug Rushkoff on why tech billionaires are in escape mode

‘They’re torturing themselves now, which is kind of fun to see’, said Rushkoff. Photograph: Frederick M Brown/Getty Images

It was a tough week in tech.

The top US health official warned about the risks of social media to young people; tech billionaire Elon Musk further trashed his reputation with the disastrous Twitter launch of a presidential campaign; and senior executives at OpenAI, makers of ChatGPT, called for the urgent regulation of “super intelligence”.

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