AI safety discourse fixates on paperclips while ignoring power overconcentration, argues prominent voice
beffjezos · x · 2026-09-16
A prominent AI voice argues that AI safety discourse is disproportionately focused on low-probability risks like paperclipping while neglecting a high-probability one already happening: one group inscribing its values into the fabric of possible thought and gatekeeping controversial truths. The core claim: "Power overconcentration is the greatest risk and the one with historical precedent of catastrophic suffering."
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