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@aworkinglibrary The investors backing AI initiatives are certainly driven by ideology. Anti-democratic https://www.forbes.com/sites/kolawolesamueladebayo/2025/05/20/what-the-us-saudi-partnership-really-means-for-the-future-of-ai/ https://theconversation.com/saudi-arabia-has-big-ai-ambitions-they-could-come-at-the-cost-of-human-rights-256793 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-11-06/saudis-plan-100-billion-ai-powerhouse-to-rival-uae-s-tech-hub https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-crown-prince-visits-apple-google-2018-4 https://www.reuters.com/article/technology/saudi-prince-aims-for-silicon-valley-appeal-to-gleam-at-home-idUSKCN0Z924S/ https://www.vox.com/2018/4/6/17206358/saudi-crown-prince-visit-tech-silicon-valley https://www.ft.com/content/176c7859-fdda-40d2-92a5-15d570f7accf https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/saudi-arabias-ai-co-humain-looking-for-us-data-center-equity-partner-targets-66gw-by-2034-with-subsidized-electricity/ Anti-worker https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/14/vc-firm-with-ties-to-charles-koch-to-reach-100-million-in-new-funding.html https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/27/koch-americans-for-prosperity-trump-tax-breaks https://www.axios.com/2017/12/14/koch-tries-its-hand-at-venture-capital-1513277500 https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2018-06-27/koch-brothers-linked-group-declares-new-war-on-unions https://www.democracynow.org/2018/5/16/koch_brothers_backed_effort_to_sabotage https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/24/rightwing-billionaires-union-rights https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/billionaire-hohn-more-google-layoffs-17736530.php 1/