If intelligence creates power, why assume it creates the right to use it?
PierceLilholt · x · 2026-11-15
A concise philosophical challenge on AI ethics: if intelligence creates power, why do we assume it also creates the right to exercise that power? The question targets the common conflation of capability with legitimacy—as models grow more capable, they increasingly get presumed fit for autonomous action. A useful conversation-starter for debates on alignment and value grounding.
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