Reid Hoffman lays out a 'dual mandate': US AI leadership plus prosperity for all
reidhoffman · x · 2026-09-16
In a new essay, LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman argues this generation faces a dual mandate: securing American AI leadership while steering AI toward economic prosperity for millions of struggling Americans. He acknowledges genuine x-risk and researcher protests, but says the debate must go beyond risk avoidance toward shared benefit — implicitly pushing back on Dario Amodei's calls to slow down.
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