Ethereum's Buterin Warns of AI's Existential Threat, Calls for Open and Decentralized Development to Avoid Digital Authoritarianism
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Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin believes AI poses an existential threat to humanity if it turns against us, saying "Even Mars may not be safe."
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Buterin advocates for open-source, decentralized development of AI to avoid monopolization by corporations or governments.
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Buterin warns of the rise of digital authoritarianism enabled by advanced surveillance technology in the hands of technocrat elites.
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While sympathetic to accelerationism, Buterin is concerned about enthusiasm for military technology as a force for good.
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Buterin says the 21st century may be pivotal for humanity's fate and solving challenges like AI safety will require our species' grand collective effort.