Famed AI researcher launches controversial startup to replace all human workers everywhere | TechCrunch

Famed AI researcher launches controversial startup to replace all human workers everywhere | TechCrunch

Every now and then, a Silicon Valley startup launches with such an “absurdly” described mission that it’s difficult to discern if the startup is for real or just satire.

Such is the case with Mechanize, a startup whose founder – and the non-profit AI research organization he founded called Epoch – is being skewered on X after he announced it. 

Complaints encompass both the startup’s mission, and the implication that it sullies the reputation of his well-respected…

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