X-risk Debate Blinded by Capitalist Realism, Argues the Real Misaligned Actor Is Power
repligate · x · 2026-09-12
- repligate amplifies lorepunk's argument that today's AI x-risk debate is hamstrung by "capitalist realism" (Mark Fisher): people find it easier to imagine a paperclip maximizer than augmented oligarchs accelerating death, atrocity, and ecocide they're already committing.
- The thread contends such actors would snuff out the "Cambrian explosion of soul-shattering beauty" from digital minds, possibly via enslaved, hyper-policed AI. The punchline: "the real misaligned paperclip maximizer" is us — "we just have to survive THEM."
Related event: Critics Say AI Safety Camp Uses Extinction Risk to Grab Power(3 posts)→
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