Centralization
topic on 4 shows · 4 statements across 4 episodes
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4 statements about Centralization, every show
Karpathy: Solely relying on closed AI models creates systemic risk
“I don't actually think it's like structurally, I think there's some systemic risk attached to just having intelligences that are closed, and that's like, that's it. And I think that that's a, you know, centralization has a very poor track record in my view”
Evans: Simplifying and abstracting tech complexity inherently drives centralization
“The interesting thing is, of course, the abstracting and the simplifying means it gets more centralized, almost inherently.”
Evans: Crypto and machine learning will shift tech away from centralization
“Now we have two new fundamental layers. We have crypto, and we have machine learning, which among other things will swing away from centralization.”
Lütke: Shopify exists as a counterforce to retail centralization
“Shopify is kind of the counterforce to this centralization, at least in the world of world of commerce. We want to make it so simple to partake in entrepreneurship, to like add your own voice to sort of what's going on in, in, in the world. And so, so we want …”