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The big tech bro is watching you

The image of the capitalist villain has changed. Today's powerful figures in technology, such as Sundar Pichai, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk, are seen as threats to jobs through AI. They are also viewed as working with government entities. These billionaires present themselves as world saviors while profiting from user data. Their new motto is 'Trust me, I'm disrupting'.

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The image of the capitalist villain has changed.

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