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		andriy_koval 33 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Peter Thiel's Antichrist lectures in Rome spark qu... sociopaths win most power battles in inefficient society. The only exit is if AI enslaves us and starts rewarding humans based on useful merits.

salawat 33 days ago [–]

The hell makes you think the AI wouldn't be guided by the optimization function set by sociopaths?

andriy_koval 33 days ago | [–]

sociopaths in power are interested in holding status quo, so that function will punish other sociopaths, and reward loyal and hardworking individuals.

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