The Adolescence of Technology

Posted "The Adolescence of Technology" — assesses that in 2026 we are considerably closer to real danger than in 2023, and sets out 5 categories: autonomy risks, destructive misuse, seizure of power, economic collapse, and indirect effects. At the same time, it cautions against quasi-religious doomerism

Why it matters

Greatly expands the account of risk without retracting the optimism of "Machines of Loving Grace". It leaves two texts by the same author being cited on both the optimistic and the risk side

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