The Download: a Nobel winner on AI, and the case for fixing everything
View original at technologyreview.comMIT Technology Review - Ai Research Title: The Download: a Nobel winner on AI, and the case for fixing everything Date: 2026-05-12 12:10 Source: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/05/12/1137103/the-download-nobel-winner-ai-maintenance-of-everything/ <p><em>This is today’s edition of </em><a href="https://forms.techn…
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Attempts to remove Sam Altman from OpenAI were amateurish
60% confidenceMaintainers haven't gotten the laurels they deserve
60% confidenceMaintenance is a 'civilizational' act; taking responsibility for maintaining something — whether a motorcycle, a monument, or the planet — can be radical
60% confidenceAI would give only a small boost to US productivity and would not eliminate the need for human work
60% confidenceSam Altman has a pattern of lying; Sutskever spent a year gathering proof of Altman's dishonesty
60% confidenceStewart Brand's vision of maintenance often feels solitary: profound, but more about personal fulfillment than tending to a shared world or making it better
60% confidenceElon Musk's hypocrisy over OpenAI becoming a for-profit company will undermine his courtroom battle with Sam Altman
60% confidenceTwo years after his cautious AI predictions, the data is still largely on his side despite significant technological advancement
60% confidenceDaybreak will continuously secure software
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