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AI safety mirrors historical need for technological controls

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The concept of adding safety features, like brakes on a wheel, has been a recurring theme throughout technological history. This idea is being revisited in the context of artificial intelligence, suggesting that the need for control mechanisms is not unique to modern technology. AI

RANK_REASON The item uses a historical analogy to make a point about AI safety, but does not report on a specific event or development.

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AI safety mirrors historical need for technological controls

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    Several millennia ago, shortly after the invention of the wheel, some primitive engineer said, “Damn, this thing needs brakes.” And that story has been repeatin

    Several millennia ago, shortly after the invention of the wheel, some primitive engineer said, “Damn, this thing needs brakes.” And that story has been repeating itself ever since. There’s nothing new under the sun. # AI

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