Backlash and alarmism regarding artificial intelligence continues to grow — seemingly in tandem with the rise in socialism, aka “parasites,” who see any successful capitalist (whether small business owner, founder, entrepreneur, investor, property owner, or corporate leader, i.e., the visionaries, leaders, risk-takers, and builders) as a “host” to suck dry rather than to encourage, admire, learn from, invest in, work for, or seek a business relationship with. Their narrative, amplified on social media, is that capitalists get richer at the expense of the common man.But the truth is, capitalists are not hoarding a fixed “economic pie”; they are growing the pie for everyone’s benefit by investing in PP&E, creating jobs, and hiring suppliers and contractors, even if some of the old jobs and suppliers are phased out (“creative destruction”), and even if workers aren’t gaining wealth quite as fast as the entrepreneurs and business owners. Today, the AI boom is the catalyst for America’s re-industrialization, which is creating many blue-collar and union jobs. Moreover, our country’s economic growth — and indeed, our continued standing as the world leader in technological........

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