> This is a common issue with any thinking that emphasises some type of ‘strengthening organisations’ i.e. it assumes someone is in charge. Put it this way, not only is Dario Amodei more powerful than Donald Trump, but systematised incentives are a hell of a lot more powerful than Dario Amodei.

The reality that Leo is pretending not to live in is that nature of collective truth simply will change as a result of this technology. The challenge for someone interested in human wellbeing is to work out how we thrive in a world where you cannot tell whether the things you see or hear actually happened. Or whether any of the people you encounter via technology actually exist. How does meaning operate in that environment?

AI is a force of nature and the companies who are pouring billions into its development are actually powerless to do anything about it...

The e/acc bro manifesto in a nutshell, I guess.

Seems like the same logic used to argue against climate action nowadays: "There is nothing we can do, so we better learn to live with complete ecosystem collapse"