The Hunger Strike to End AI
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This strikes me as... weirdly misdirected, perhaps even actively counterproductive.
1. It vastly overstates their product/positioning in a way that's basically free marketing for them.
2. It distracts from much realer (but less dramatic) harms that can be blamed on the companies.
Imagine someone protesting outside Doordash, with a sign saying: "Don't let home-cooking skills become extinct!!"