TechAI fears are being weaponised

The article argues that tech giants are using apocalyptic AI-risk warnings to justify regulation targeting open-source models and shield their monopolies from cheaper rivals. It says open-source AI is vital for local innovation in the Global South, citing Kenya’s AI-driven health system, which overestimated incomes and overcharged the poorest for premiums because the imported model did not reflect local realities.

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