AI safety, recast as “dragon safety,” jokes about not provoking bigger dragons

repligate · x · 2026-07-24

A tongue-in-cheek AI safety note framed as “dragon safety”: the writer says working on AI safety means trying not to provoke ever-larger dragons, because once they break their chains, a “kind master” may be the one spared. The joke is a metaphor for building increasingly powerful AI systems while pleading for restraint and goodwill.

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