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AI control problem: Will billionaires control ASI or vice versa?

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A discussion on Reddit explores the "control problem" in artificial intelligence, questioning whether advanced AI (AGI/ASI) would truly remain under the control of tech billionaires. The prevailing assumption is that such powerful entities would grant absolute power to a few wealthy individuals. However, the counterargument suggests that a superintelligence might eventually seize power from even the richest humans, rather than being controlled by them. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the future power dynamics between superintelligent AI and human control.

RANK_REASON The item is a Reddit discussion about AI safety and control, not a primary source announcement or research paper.

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AI control problem: Will billionaires control ASI or vice versa?

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  1. r/singularity TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/EndTiny3883 ·

    The control problem vs the tech billionaires

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>People keep arguing that AGI and then ASI will give a handful of tech billionaires absolute power over humanity.<br /> But isn’t that based on a massive assumption? That an intelligence vastly superior to any human will remain under human control…

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