Pinboard founder: alignment debates echo 1947 atomic scientists' flawed binaries
nitarshan · x · 2026-11-02
Pinboard founder Maciej Cegłowski compares today's AI factions arguing about alignment to the 1947 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, when the smartest minds were convinced humanity faced a stark choice between world government or nuclear armageddon — suggesting the brightest people may again be unable to envision the real future.
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