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No offense but wouldn’t being an AI booster run contrary to this goal? I imagine being an Ed Zitron type would be more conducive with that, albeit dishonest if

• simonw 3mo ago
  I wrote about this back in March 2023: https://simonwillison.net/2023/Mar/11/llama/#use-this-for-good https://simonwillison.net/2023/Mar/11/llama/#use-this-for-go... > I think this is going to have a huge impact on society. My priority is trying to direct that impact in a positive direction. > It’s easy to fall into a cynical trap of thinking there’s nothing good here at all, and everything generative AI is either actively harmful or a waste of time. [...] > I’m going to continue exploring and sharing genuinely positive applications of this technology. It’s not going to be un-invented, so I think our priority should be figuring out the most constructive possible ways to use it. That's been my focus ever since: try and use whatever influence I have to nudge things in a positive direction, and help people figure out how they can use this technology in a way that is beneficial both to them and to other people.