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James Miller
Author of the essay narrated in this episode, presenting a catalogue of historical analogies for risks from artificial superintelligence and describing thirteen distinct failure modes and precedents.
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Jan 19, 2026
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"Precedents for the Unprecedented: Historical Analogies for Thirteen Artificial Superintelligence Risks" by James_Miller
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James Miller, author and commentator on AI risks, delves into alarming parallels between historical events and future threats posed by artificial superintelligence. He highlights how power asymmetry seen in colonial conquests could mirror AI takeovers. Miller also discusses how critical infrastructure can be seized, reminiscent of past revolutions, and warns of bureaucratic mission creep leading to entrenched governance. Through compelling analogies like cancer's resource capture, he argues that misaligned systems could institutionalize suffering and warns of the urgent need for AI policy reform.
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