So if you’re wondering what the Effective Altruists are up to now, it’s re-introducing software export controls under the banner of “AI Governance”.

It’s weird how people claiming to have pinpointed the “issues that have the biggest impact on the future of humanity” (climate change, pandemics, “AI alignment”) seem to immediately conclude that expanding state power is the best way to approach solving those problems.

But since the “biggest problem facing humanity” changes constantly in The Discourse, and these people are entirely trend-driven, they will likely never be held accountable for their terrible judgment.

#grownostr