A classic British show's power logic perfectly explains today's AI governance debates
bilawalsidhu · x · 2026-09-13
The author invokes a classic British sitcom to frame the AI governance debate: the show explains why the civil service can't let the public decide anything — "if the right people don't have power, then the wrong people get it."
He suggests swapping "civil service" for whichever faction is arguing to be in charge of AI today, pointing out that this elitist paternalist logic is replaying itself in debates over who should control AI.
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