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This is an interesting article. It reports that five of the biggest tech companies joined forces for the advancement of AI technology, which will likely push development forward at an otherwise impossible rate – their goal is to make it fair, inclusive, and (most importantly) ethical.

Source: Partnership on AI: Tech Giants Unite to Develop Synthetic Intelligence for Humanity

Personally, I struggle to see these technological giants playing fair, inclusively and ethically. How many of these companies pay their fair share of taxes in Europe? To me, this smells of an industry cartel and monopolies authorities around the world need to intervene to protect consumers.

Thoughts?