“The most powerful tool is the power to dissolve corporations that engage in repeat lawbreaking.”
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thelastgallonabout 3 hours ago
‘For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law’.
Imagine the crimes these AI companies perpetrated, stolen all of human production and commit crimes that are illegal everywhere.
They are richly rewarded with no consequences.
But, Aaron Schwartz. Aaron Swartz was a tech whiz-kid and political activist devoted to a free and open internet. When he tried to 'liberate' data from an academic website, US authorities responded fiercely. He faced a fine of up to $1m and 35 years in jail. Then he took his own life. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/jun/02/aaron-swa...
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