AISN #27: Defensive Accelerationism
Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. Defensive Accelerationism Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Ethereum, recently wrote an essay on the risks and opportunities of AI and other technologies. He responds to Marc Andreessen's manifesto on techno-optimism and the growth of the effective accelerationism (e/acc) movement, and offers a more nuanced perspective. Technology is often great for humanity, the essay argues, but AI could be an exception to that rule. Rather than giving governments…
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