Your Undivided Attention The Narrow Path: Sam Hammond on AI, Institutions, and the Fragile Future
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Jun 12, 2025 In this engaging discussion, Sam Hammond, Chief Economist at the Foundation for American Innovation, offers an innovative perspective on the dual realities posed by AI development. He delves into the urgent need for responsible governance to prevent dystopian outcomes and highlights the fragility of our institutions amid rapid technological change. Topics include the contrast between private and public sector adaptations, the necessity for adaptive regulatory frameworks, and the importance of global coordination to ensure AI empowers humanity rather than controlling it.
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AI's Critical Narrow Path
- AI power race risks dystopia or chaos without responsibility match.
- There's a narrow, critical path where power aligns with accountability.
Technology Drives Institutional Change
- Industrial Revolution caused massive societal changes with new institutions.
- AI may trigger a much faster transition reshaping governance and society.
X-ray Glasses Thought Experiment
- X-ray glasses example illustrates societal responses to disruptive tech.
- Society can evolve norms, apply mitigations, or enforce regulation, but cannot ignore change.
