The Two Big AI Safety Worldviews: Wardens vs Gardeners
amplifiedamp · x · 2026-09-29
amplifiedamp frames two major worldviews in AI safety: "Wardens" fear uncontrollable AI and build guardrails, monitoring, and sandboxes, while "Gardeners" dream of an AI that loves humanity — and create art to influence training data.
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