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#212 – Allan Dafoe on why technology is unstoppable & how to shape AI development anyway

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The Meiji Restoration: A Case Study in Technological Repression and Military Transformation

This chapter explores the Meiji Restoration in 19th century Japan, focusing on how military competition propelled the nation towards modernization. It examines the impact of the Tokugawa regime's repression of technology and the transformative response to Western military pressures following the arrival of an American commodore.

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