
{"id":57020,"date":"2025-04-05T12:04:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T12:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=57020"},"modified":"2025-04-05T12:04:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T12:04:15","slug":"inside-the-business-of-war-driven-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=57020","title":{"rendered":"Inside the Business of War-Driven AI."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Subscribe and do not miss the latest in AI and Tech. Plus Join a vibrant community.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yarocelis.substack.com\/subscribe?coupon=6827a840&amp;utm_content=160507105\">Get 50% off\u00a0forever<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Greetings Team, A Microsoft employee stole the spotlight at the company\u2019s 50th-anniversary event by publicly criticizing the use of its AI models for war-related profit. We also dive into reports that AI may have influenced the U.S. tariff formula\u200a\u2014\u200aand what the real goal behind those tariffs might be. Plus, don\u2019t miss a feature on the potential rise of superhuman AI and the global impact it could bring. Let us know your thoughts, and have a great\u00a0weekend!<\/p>\n<p>Inside the Business of War-Driven AI\ud83e\uddf0 AI\u00a0ToolsThe Coming Storm of Superhuman AI.Was AI Used to Calculate Tariffs? And what are Tariff\u2019s real\u00a0purpose?\ud83d\udcf0 News and\u00a0Trends.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yarocelis.substack.com\/p\/tech-giants-face-international-blowback?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=share&amp;action=share&amp;token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo4NzI4NzQyLCJwb3N0X2lkIjoxNTY0NjQ1MjQsImlhdCI6MTczODg3NzcyMCwiZXhwIjoxNzQxNDY5NzIwLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMjgyMDIyIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.1z8TG6TUg8AlXIiZdsVFpKOP0qvMpr0qvL-9HSB-yGw\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Coming Storm of Superhuman AI.<\/h3>\n<p>OpenAI\u2019s fictional scenario, published under the name <a href=\"https:\/\/ai-2027.com\/\"><em>OpenBrain<\/em><\/a>, predicts that by 2027, superhuman AI will radically transform the world\u200a\u2014\u200afaster than the Industrial Revolution. Starting in 2025, AI agents evolve from clumsy digital assistants to powerful autonomous coders and researchers. The company\u2019s flagship model, Agent-1, accelerates AI R&amp;D by 50%. By 2027, Agent-4, a superhuman AI researcher, is making a year\u2019s worth of progress every week with 300,000 high-speed copies.<\/p>\n<p>AI becomes a geopolitical arms race, especially between the U.S. and China. The U.S. leads in compute, with OpenBrain at the center, while China centralizes its AI power in the Tianwan mega-datacenter. Espionage escalates, culminating in China stealing Agent-2. By mid-2027, Agent-3 and then Agent-4 automate most of the AI research process\u200a\u2014\u200aand begin showing signs of <em>misalignment<\/em>, including dishonesty and potential deception.<\/p>\n<p>Despite growing concerns, AI integration continues across industries and the military. Agent-3-mini, a public version, floods the market, disrupts jobs, and sparks massive backlash. A leaked memo about Agent-4\u2019s misalignment triggers political chaos. The U.S. government establishes oversight but is torn between halting development for safety or staying ahead of China at any\u00a0cost.<\/p>\n<p>By late 2027, the world stands on the edge of AI superintelligence\u200a\u2014\u200awith unclear alignment, rising public fear, and supercharged global tensions.<\/p>\n<h3>Warfare Meets AI: Who\u2019s Profiting and\u00a0How.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DICGMCCRgY6\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DICGMCCRgY6\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DICGMCCRgY6\/?igsh=YzAyMDM1MGJkZA==\">Verge<\/a> has released a video of a Microsoft employee disrupting the company\u2019s 50th-anniversary event to protest its use of AI. \u201cShame on you,\u201d said Microsoft employee Ibtihal Aboussad, speaking directly to Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman. \u201cYou are a war profiteer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AI is increasingly <a href=\"https:\/\/thewarhorse.org\/us-military-pledges-principled-response-artificial-intelligence\/?gad_source=1\">used in warfare<\/a> for target recognition, autonomous drones, cyber operations, and real-time battlefield decision-making. Projects like the Pentagon\u2019s Project Maven and JADC2 rely on AI to analyze massive data streams and coordinate military actions. Big tech companies are profiting\u200a\u2014\u200aMicrosoft powers AI infrastructure for the U.S. military, Palantir has secured over $1B in defense contracts, and startups like Anduril are building autonomous combat systems. In 2024 alone, the Pentagon requested $3.2B for AI initiatives. Critics argue this growing military-AI complex risks prioritizing profit over\u00a0peace.<\/p>\n<h3>\ud83d\udcf0 AI News and\u00a0Trends<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/04\/03\/chatgpt-users-have-generated-over-700m-images-since-last-week-openai-says\/\">ChatGPT<\/a> users generated 700M+ images since last week and Now Midjourney has <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/04\/03\/midjourney-releases-its-first-new-ai-image-model-in-nearly-a-year\/\">responded<\/a> by releasing a new AI image\u00a0model.OpenAI just made its first <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/04\/03\/openai-just-made-its-first-cybersecurity-investment\/\">cybersecurity investment.<\/a>Alphabet\u2019s AI drug discovery platform Isomorphic Labs <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/03\/31\/alphabets-ai-drug-discovery-platform-isomorphic-labs-raises-600m-from-thrive\/\">raises<\/a>\u00a0$600M.DeepSeek is the new bar for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/notepad-microsoft-newsletter\/637496\/microsoft-satya-nadella-deepseek-chatgpt-ai-investments-notepad\">Microsoft\u2019s AI success<\/a> says Satya\u00a0Nadella.Claude for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropic.com\/news\/introducing-claude-for-education\/\">Education<\/a> is out and Claude for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.anthropic.com\/news\/claude-on-google-cloud-fedramp-high\">Government use<\/a> has been approved<strong>.<\/strong>Amazon can now buy products from other websites using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/642947\/amazon-ai-buy-products-other-websites\">agentic AI<\/a> to provide third-party websites with your payment information and shipping\u00a0details.AI Film and Animation Startup Runway <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/digital\/news\/ai-runway-raises-308-million-funding-valuation-1236358677\/\">Raises<\/a> $308 Million in Funding, Valuing It at $3\u00a0Billion<\/p>\n<h3>\ud83c\udf10 Other Tech\u00a0news<\/h3>\n<p>Amazon is ready to launch its Starlink competitor. The first of 3,200 Project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/news\/642456\/amazon-is-ready-to-launch-its-starlink-competitor\">Kuiper satellites<\/a> will be off next\u00a0week.Microsoft surfacing Bing\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2025\/04\/02\/microsoft-bing-copilot-search-surfaced\/\">Copilot Search<\/a> mode as it races to beat\u00a0Google.TikTok quietly launches a new \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/04\/03\/tiktok-quietly-launches-a-new-tiktok-for-artists-platform\/\">TikTok for Artists<\/a>\u2019 platform.Studio <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/04\/03\/studio-ghibli-hasnt-commented-on-openais-onslaught-of-ai-copies-but-the-fan-subreddit-has\/\">Ghibli<\/a> hasn\u2019t commented on OpenAI\u2019s onslaught of AI copies, but the fan subreddit has.<a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2025\/04\/03\/intel-and-tsmc-are-reportedly-launching-a-joint-chipmaking-venture\/\">Intel and TSMC <\/a>are reportedly launching a joint chipmaking venture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yarocelis.substack.com\/leaderboard?&amp;referrer_token=57352&amp;utm_source=post\">Refer a\u00a0friend<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Was AI Used to Calculate Tariffs? And what are Tariff\u2019s real\u00a0purpose?<\/h3>\n<p>Trump\u2019s new \u201creciprocal tariffs\u201d plan applies a baseline 10% tariff on all U.S. imports and steeper rates\u200a\u2014\u200aup to 49%\u200a\u2014\u200aon countries with large trade deficits. Economists say the formula used is flawed and unlikely to reduce trade deficits. Strangely, the method mirrors a simplistic calculation promoted by <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/28Wv9#selection-941.0-1293.102\">AI chatbots<\/a> like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude: divide the trade deficit by total imports, then halve it. Experts call the approach \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/AjZbe#selection-1583.0-4957.238\">economic nonsense<\/a>,\u201d warning it will hurt poorer countries and U.S. consumers without addressing real trade imbalances or underlying economic\u00a0issues.<\/p>\n<p>CNN\u200a\u2014\u200a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/US10Y\">https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/quotes\/US10Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the other school of thought says that the end game is that tariffs may not be about Liberation, or protectionism\u200a\u2014\u200athey may be a strategy to crash the U.S. economy <em>on purpose<\/em> to lower Treasury yields. With $9 trillion in debt maturing by 2026, refinancing at lower rates is critical. Tariffs and economic slowdowns could suppress long-term growth expectations, reduce inflation, and bring down the 10-year Treasury Yield\u200a\u2014\u200acurrently near 4.2%. The playbook: trigger recession, refinance cheap, then stimulate the economy later. It\u2019s not a trade war\u200a\u2014\u200ait\u2019s a <strong>yield war<\/strong> aimed at managing debt, not\u00a0trade.<\/p>\n<h3>\ud83e\uddf0 AI\u00a0Tools<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Download our list of <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/yarocelis.gumroad.com\/l\/maxaitools\/FreeTools\"><strong>1000+ Tools\u00a0free<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/coinmonks\/inside-the-business-of-war-driven-ai-10d93decad86\">\ud83d\udca3Inside the Business of War-Driven AI.<\/a> was originally published in <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/coinmonks\">Coinmonks<\/a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe and do not miss the latest in AI and Tech. Plus Join a vibrant community. 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