The stuff of nightmares.
Argentine President Javier Milei is introducing legislation to create “non-human corporations” — self-sustaining companies run by AI bots.
Milei argues that limited liability is necessary for artificial intelligence to reach its full potential. In other words, the working class must be put at risk so the capitalist class can profit.
If a self-driving car runs over grandma, sorry, she’s out of luck. There’s no human owner to sue, and the robot that started the company is protected from lawsuits.
This move comes on the heels of Palantir founder Peter Thiel relocating to Argentina. Obviously, Thiel will use his newfound protection to devise new ways to profit from AI at great cost to the public. Then, he’ll return to America and throw money at politicians (JD Vance, cough, cough) until they protect his AI ventures from lawsuits.
As Milei argues, capitalism only works if the capitalist class is given legal protections from the working class. It is a two-tiered system that exploits the workers to benefit the rich.
This is one of many reasons why AI isn’t worth it.