The Risk of Power Concentration in the AI Era
DeryaTR_ · x · 2026-07-15
The text offers a piece of advice regarding power concentration in the AI era: do not let a handful of organizations become the "unelected authors of human reality."
The core argument is that models, chips, energy, data, and knowledge distribution channels could centralize faster than wisdom itself. Without proper scrutiny, humanity might enter an era that is materially richer, yet more dependent on those who control AI. The author emphasizes that the real risk isn't just AI becoming too powerful, but rather humans losing their agency when facing the few entities that control AI.
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