Ben Goertzel: AI Safety is Becoming a Tool for Oligarchs
bengoertzel · x · 2026-07-07
Ben Goertzel published an article titled "The Parable of Benevolent Throttling," discussing how AI safety discourse has evolved into an enforcement tool for oligopoly. He argues that this should serve as a catalyst for advancing decentralized AGI. The article combines the recent commercial AI landscape to explore the relationship between safety narratives and market power.
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