James Douma: superintelligence controlled by a tiny minority likely means enslavement, not liberation
jamesdouma · x · 2026-10-08
In a debate with @tszzl, James Douma argued the key alignment issue is avoiding accidentally creating a superintelligent competitor species, not debating value systems. He went further: what matters most is whether the inevitable superintelligence frees or enslaves us — de facto control by a tiny minority makes the latter scenario more likely.
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