Tolkien's Gandalf Analogy: The Wisest AI Experts Shouldn't Necessarily Rule
SydSteyerhart · x · 2026-09-19
Drawing on Tolkien, one X user argues that intellectuals who fear new technologies shouldn't necessarily hold power: Gandalf was the wisest being in Middle Earth, yet he'd make a terrible ruler—the man fit to be king is not the wizard. A classic 'the smartest shouldn't govern' take applied to the AI debate.
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