Robinson Meyer(@robinsonmeyer):Climate and AI alignment plug into similar anxieties — that our technological society is slipping out of control, that an apocalyptic force will punish us, that our prosperity will be our doom. But while most people drive, fly, heat their homes, etc, most do not research AI

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Robinson Meyer@robinsonmeyer

2026.08.18 21:35

Climate and AI alignment plug into similar anxieties — that our technological society is slipping out of control, that an apocalyptic force will punish us, that our prosperity will be our doom. But while most people drive, fly, heat their homes, etc, most do not research AI