Generally Intelligent From lawless spaces to true liberty: rethinking AI's role in society
Aug 13, 2025
Matt Boulos, a lawyer and computer scientist at Imbue, dives into the artwork of AI's evolution and its societal implications. He tackles the critical balance between technological advancement and individual liberty, discussing the need for ethical frameworks to combat disempowerment in AI systems. The conversation also explores digital governance challenges, privacy issues, and the future of programming, emphasizing how tech can enhance rather than hinder personal autonomy. Boulos advocates for a society where technology serves human needs, not the other way around.
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AI Empowers Malicious Actors
- AI amplifies the power of bad actors by giving them new capabilities at scale.
- Solutions must both limit access and harden society against misuse.
Labor Loses Ground To Capital
- AI shifts economic power from labor to capital by making capital more productive.
- That redistribution risks weakening citizens' political influence and bargaining power.
Resistibility And Psychic Damage
- Increasing automation reduces people's resistibility — their ability to oppose or change systems.
- Loss of resistibility produces learned helplessness and long-term psychic harm.
