Perry Metzger says AI cannot be centrally planned, and “utopia” is a dangerous illusion
Dan_Jeffries1 · x · 2026-07-26
Perry Metzger argues that there are two ways to think about AI's future: one assumes technological progress can be centrally controlled and routed down narrow paths, while the other accepts that the future cannot be perfectly predicted or centrally planned.
He says the first view — associated with Yudkowsky-style AI utopian planning — is impossible and dangerous, because billions of people and many actors will shape the technology in their own ways. Attempts to impose a rigid utopia would only create serious harm; progress will instead emerge through many participants, mistakes, and correction over time.
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