Meme Take: The Archons Were the First AI Safetyists
SydSteyerhart · x · 2026-09-09
X user xenocosmography quipped that "The Archons were the first AI Safetyists," borrowing the Gnostic imagery of hostile world-rulers to satirize modern AI safetyists' stance on controlling powerful intelligence. The take is making the rounds in AI circles.
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