Delip Rao: AI is now the largest social shaping force on Earth
annetgriffin · x · 2026-11-15
Durable Capital chief scientist Delip Rao endorses a sharp observation from OpenAI safety researcher Sarah Gurner: instead of people-watching, watch how narratives around major events are crafted and pushed — and how social media "trains" human responses in real time. His takeaway: AI is now the largest social shaping force on Earth, and the process is remarkable to behold. A big-picture take from a well-known AI safety researcher on AI's structural grip on public discourse.
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