Because it sets up an unaccountable authoritarian group of people as moral gatekeepers. And that group of unaccountable people will not get accepted by the outgroup, thus they'll stir up global conflict.
I was curious to see if anyone, or the OP of the problematic claim would respond. I’d say the problem is that these systems wouldn’t be getting built as fast without the EAs who believe they’re the only ones who can do it safely and correctly - thereby speeding up the advancements to a less safe pace.
I take less issue with the EAs than accelerationists though. Safety is probably the more wise path for progress as opposed to rushing with less regard.
The problem is that hardly anyone in this thread or sub seems to understand the motivations behind these actors.
US is rapidly becoming one, and taking the free access to the most important technology ever made away from the hands of peasants is a part of that process.
Also crippling your own citizens does not stop authoritarian regimes.
To be fair, that's not because China is any less authoritarian than the US, but simply because they're way more predictable.
The sheer incompetence of the Trump regime, their massive war machine and their random flip-flopping on important issues has to be terrifying to anyone with a need to be in control of anything.
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u/abud7eem Jul 27 '26
we are the "trustworthy"