AI execs' common refrain: things are scary but we're trapped in a prisoner's dilemma
SatelliteNetSec · x · 2026-09-11
John Cassidy notes that AI executives' messages all say the same thing: things are getting very scary, but they're trapped in a prisoner's dilemma created by competitive imperatives — aka profit-driven capitalism. HeerJeet adds that this echoes the argument that capitalism's competitive logic traps the ruling class into suicidal policies overriding their own agency.
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