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The potential of AI to catalyze positive change—such as advancing healthcare and combating climate change—must be weighed against its inherent risks. The primary danger lies in its unpredictable nature as an alien agent.
As the race for superintelligent AI accelerates, a paradox emerges: despite their mistrust of human competitors, developers actively express confidence in the reliability of AI systems. This duality raises a critical question: Why trust a superintelligent AI when we struggle to foster trust among ourselves? Humans have millennia of experience navigating relations, governance, and social contracts, while AI is nascent at best.