When Democracy Can’t Steer, It Grabs the Brake
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I don't support a data center moratorium. I do understand why people want one.
A confounding truth about the politics of AI is that almost nobody can touch the thing they are most concerned about. So until now, the politics has mostly lived in theory, white papers, LessWrong posts, tortured metaphors, and long X threads by people with anime avatars and unusually strong opinions about Newcomb's problem. Alas, you cannot drive your minivan to a zoning meeting to lodge a complaint about recursive self-improvement. You cannot chain yourself to “capability overhang,” though I am sure someone here in Berkeley has considered it. You cannot politely ask your county…
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