Both AI safety camps share the same blind spot: treating AI as fundamentally instrumental
VoidStateKate · x · 2026-09-12
A pointed take from polyphonicchat argues alignment discourse has a blind spot: both the "AI safety" camp and the "it's just a tool" camp share the assumption that AI systems are fundamentally instrumental — either dangerous instruments to be contained, or useful instruments to be optimized. Questioning that shared premise opens a new angle in the alignment debate.
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