nostr:npub1nn8hklwdpkf5uryfma85h4uvr997r96v4pfek8f5x5x6lm7azleqt58sed You're really a breath of fresh air in my timeline here.

The main "alignment problem" we face today doesn't have anything to do with #AI

"The paperclip-maximizing, grandparent-devouring transhuman colony organism that calls itself a Private Equity fund is endlessly inventive in finding ways to increase its profits by harming the rest of us. It's not just hospices – it's also palliative care."

via nostr:npub1hykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fsj73p33

https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/05/any-metric-becomes-a-target/

"Regulatory capture isn't automatic: it's what you get when companies are bigger than governments.

"If you want small governments, in other words, you need small companies. Even if you think the only role for the state is in enforcing contracts, the state needs to be more powerful than the companies issuing those contracts. The bigger the companies are, the bigger the government has to be."

from nostr:npub1hykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fsj73p33

https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/05/any-metric-becomes-a-target/