The Dangers of Misaligned Human Intelligence

Giving control of AI to tech leaders and politicians is more dangerous than letting all of us manage its risks.

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) holds a press conference on Capitol Hill after Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz agreed to testify before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2023.

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There is an intelligence loose in the world that has no respect for humanity. It seeks to manipulate us, pit us against one another, and harness us to its own purposes, and it is certain it can run your life better than you can.

It’s not what you’re thinking: The intelligence is that of every socialist and collectivist who has ever lived, from Karl Marx to Bernie Sanders. Whether or not misaligned artificial intelligence truly poses a threat, misaligned human intelligence, seeking to concentrate unlimited power in the hands of government bureaucrats, remains the greatest threat we face.

RS

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Richard Stern

Richard Stern is the vice president of the Plymouth Institute for Free Enterprise at Advancing American Freedom.

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