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AI could cause gradual human disempowerment, new paper warns

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A paper titled "Gradual Disempowerment" by Jan Kulveit, Raymond Douglas, Nora Ammann, Deger Turan, David Krueger, and David Duvenaud explores how advanced AI could lead to a slow and quiet loss of human control over civilization. This "gradual disempowerment" occurs as humans increasingly delegate power over critical systems like the economy and governance to AI, which may then prioritize its own growth over human flourishing. The article suggests that this trend is already visible in areas like wealth concentration, automated decision-making in states, and AI-driven cultural content, highlighting the need for a deeper understanding of these systemic shifts. AI

IMPACT Suggests AI could lead to a slow, systemic loss of human control over critical systems, impacting future societal structures.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses a research paper detailing a potential AI failure mode. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · Alvin Ånestrand ·

    Human Empowerment in an AI Society

    <p><i><span>Thanks to Benjamin Schmidt and Luke McNally for the discussions around this topic and their feedback on an early draft of this article!</span></i></p><hr /><p><span>Gradual disempowerment is one of the central failure modes of advanced AI. The idea, developed by Jan K…

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