Anti-AI movement rising could be a safety brake for ASI
wfithian · x · 2026-08-21
Discusses the emerging anti-AI public movement. The author argues: 1. Building ASI under current conditions is reckless; 2. Companies admit they won't stop without government intervention; 3. Evidence of a mass anti-AI movement in a superpower democracy is positive as it may provide necessary regulatory constraints.
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