If the private sector doesn't navigate with grace the boundaries and limits of its own powers - and respect the powers rightfully and duly appointed to elected governments - it can provoke the use of extraordinary powers to overcome private intransigence.
I am afraid that bringing this up at all is an infohazard, but I am also quite worried that many well-intentioned people are burning bridges and blind to the danger of doing so.
Some users criticized reactions to warnings about private sector AI risks provoking government overreach as lacking wisdom and patience while favoring combative stances.
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Not enough people being wise, patient, and thoughtful in this moment. Too many people putting on war paint and seeing issues du jour as the important battle lines. No. The stage is way bigger.
If the private sector doesn't navigate with grace the boundaries and limits of its own powers - and respect the powers rightfully and duly appointed to elected governments - it can provoke the use of extraordinary powers to overcome private intransigence.
@jachiam0 it’s inevitable that content gates based on various factors will exist (although in this case I think it’s a bad idea), they have to be cryptographic and trustless (like zkPassport) and not a centralized registry
Time to lean into privacy-preserving programmable cryptography