Superchecks and superbalances
The near future. AGI is here, and it’s everywhere, including the US government. But this time, the good guys win. America, fuck yeah.
The Prompt of Power
This story takes place sometime in the next handful of years, with alignment miraculously solved, and a self-improving superintelligence just emerging. As you might expect, even then shit goes wrong.
The end of implicit guardrails
Much of what makes our society function well is hidden in implicit guardrails, rather than explicit governance. If we enumerate these implicit guardrails, maybe we can better prepare for an AI-powered world where these guardrails may disappear.
A simple path to tyranny
Removing implicit guardrails has many implications, but let's specifically examine how it eliminates natural obstacles to the concentration of power.
Rapid fire governance — designing upgrades to democracy
if we can YOLO creating AI we can YOLO new forms of governance. lol. lmao even.
actually, wait
An exponential, if you can keep it
Why AI is accelerating, and why we have little time left
The realpolitik AI — forging a new political alliance
AI is rapidly becoming a political topic. In a few years, AI will become the primary source of economic and military power in the world. As it does, it will become the central focus of politics. If you thought the conversation was messy today, just wait.
Don’t be silly
or do be, that’s great too
Concrete — near term actions and proposals
We’ve discussed the big picture. But what are concrete, near term actions we can take today?
Complexity and Iterative Design
A Crash Course on AI
A brief overview of key terms, ideas, players, and political forces in the world of AI
