Who ever said competition produces what is good for the consumer? It produces what the consumer wants. If the consumer wants to shoot himself in the foot, it delivers a neat kit consisting of a gun and shoes with a target painted on them. Who ever promised more than this?
This is really similar to AI design. The core issue is those consumers wanting different things than the author. Blaming competition is simply a trick, a misdirection. Essentially the author is saying it is too bad the firms deliver what the customers want and not the author.
Who ever said competition produces what is good for the consumer? It produces what the consumer wants. If the consumer wants to shoot himself in the foot, it delivers a neat kit consisting of a gun and shoes with a target painted on them. Who ever promised more than this?
This is really similar to AI design. The core issue is those consumers wanting different things than the author. Blaming competition is simply a trick, a misdirection. Essentially the author is saying it is too bad the firms deliver what the customers want and not the author.
See also this.