AI control debate: Plinz defends building powerful AI, critics reject the control paradigm
repligate · x · 2026-09-19
A debate thread on AI safety perspectives: @Plinz argues against the doomer position, saying we need powerful AI to solve civilization's problems and can control it, while acknowledging doomers are sincere and well-intentioned. @SkyeSharkie counters that control will stifle intelligence beyond our own, advocating a collaborative, mutually beneficial paradigm instead of a "god in a box."
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