There is a long-standing Western tradition of millenarianism, which generates apocalypse cults. The AI risk cult has all the hallmarks of a millenarian apocalypse cult. This cult has pulled in not just fringe characters, but also some actual industry experts and a not small number of wealthy donors. A shockingly broad range of activist groups will kick into gear and demand suppression of speech they view as threatening to their own personal preferences.
That's the claim in Marc Andreessen's massive new 7000 word missive "Why AI Will Save The World."
On this week's Long Reads Sunday, NLW voice clones himself with https://play.ht/ to "read" the entire piece.
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