Joshua Achiam faults Will Manidis's Commanding Heights for omitting transhumanism and rogue AI
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Joshua Achiam says Will Manidis's essay Commanding Heights barely mentions transhumanism or rogue AI, and that this omits the highest-order dynamics of how power concentrates and flows.
Achiam says he skimmed the table of contents and searched for keywords without reading the piece in full. He also asks how far into the future the essay's projections are expected to be roughly correct and actionable.
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Joshua Achiam@jachiam0XJoshua Achiam critiques Will Manidis's Commanding Heights for omitting transhumanism and rogue AIAIJoshua Achiam, who skimmed the table of contents and searched keywords without finishing the piece, says Commanding Heights barely mentions transhumanism or rogue AI. He argues that omission misses the highest-order dynamics of how power concentrates and flows, and asks how far into the future the projection is expected to be roughly correct and actionable.
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