#311 what OpenAI Doesn’t Want You to Know

major technology companies, specifically those involved in artificial intelligence (AI) development, are engaged in a significant effort to influence policy and deregulate the AI industry. This is attributed to their desire to maximize profits and consolidate power, as current AI applications often fail to meet profitability expectations and risk violating existing laws concerning privacy, discrimination, and consumer protection. The video highlights instances of AI systems causing harm through biased decisions in healthcare, employment, and finance, often without accountability due to the technology's opacity. It also exposes how these companies lobby extensively, fund academic research, and even place personnel within government agencies to shape the regulatory landscape in their favor, often employing the "AI race with China" narrative as a pretext for deregulation. Ultimately, the source argues that the industry's focus on "artificial general intelligence" (AGI) is tied to financial benchmarks, aiming to build a highly profitable and disruptive technology by circumventing current legal safeguards.