By THE HILL
Published on Feburary 21, 2025
At the recent Paris AI Summit, JD Vance attempted to paint a hopeful picture of artificial intelligence. The vice president reassured Americans that AI isn’t meant to replace them. Instead, it promises to make them stronger, more productive, and, ultimately, happier.
It’s a nice sentiment — if only he had any real say in the matter.
Despite his political clout, Vance is not the one steering this ship. The Big Tech overlords are, and their vision has little to do with human flourishing. In fact, one of those very people is Elon Musk — a close colleague of Vance’s — who is playing a direct role in accelerating AI’s dominion over human labor.