My summary: we need to democratize all powerful institutions like yesterday. Seriously y’all we’re running out of time
That is a big part of what the author is talking about, I’d be happy to pull some quotes but really you might want to read it. I for one consider this a primary concern. If AI turns out to be really difficult to contain we’re doomed no matter what, but if it’s possible to use it safely we seem to be bound to an even worse capitalist dystopia, a permanent one where collective action no longer has any power. If our overlords are “generous” we get just enough UBI to survive. Any amount of capitalism whatsoever puts us in danger, the only way out seems to be to tear it out completely and start over, reform will not be enough. Again, there may not be much time!
