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Highlights: #193 – Sihao Huang on the risk that US–China AI competition leads to war
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Automating Authoritarian Control
Authoritarian regimes rely on a small group, known as the Selectorate, to maintain power by keeping them satisfied while practicing repression. However, advancements in automation could allow these regimes to minimize the number of people required to be appeased, potentially reducing the Selectorate to an insignificant number. This shift presents a significant change in how authoritarian control can be maintained with less reliance on human contentment, facilitating more stringent repression without needing to consider the welfare of a larger population.
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