Crypto to AI pipeline: Effective Altruists push self-serving regulations to entrench incumbents
broodsugar · x · 2026-07-30
Quoting @mariorz: The AI ban discussion mirrors crypto's playbook. Effective Altruist circles amplify extreme risks, align with critics, then offer their own regulatory framework as the solution, entrenching incumbents. Sam Bankman-Fried exemplified this.
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