Times of India·4 min read·hard

Did Anthropic borrow its business model from Pak's foreign policy?

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NIRMALYA DUTTA
Did Anthropic borrow its business model from Pak's foreign policy?
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This opinion piece draws a satirical comparison between the business strategies of AI companies like Anthropic and the foreign policy of Pakistan. The author uses literary and pop-culture references to critique the perceived alarmism of Silicon Valley tech leaders.

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It reflects growing public skepticism toward the narrative of AGI-driven existential risk promoted by major AI firms.

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To the learned mind, connections that might seem absurd to normal individuals appear absolutely natural. For example, speaking of the absurd, it’s quite clear that both Albert Camus and Bhojpuri singer Pawan Singh are pondering the same ontological questions.In The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus posits that there is only one true human conundrum, and that is suicide. All other questions are superficial. Many years later, the Bhojpuri philosopher Pawan Singh, in his sublime song Lollipop Lagelu, ponders the same question but in a more playful way when his protagonist looks at his beloved’s outfit and contemplates jumping into a shallow-bore water pump and giving up his life.So while Camus wondered what could drive a man to voluntarily shuffle off his mortal coil, Singh posits that true love is so beautiful that it’s like crossing the bridge between life and death.

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