Buterin Outlines Promise and Peril of Crypto and AI While Urging Democratic Governance
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Buterin outlines 4 categories where AI could interact with crypto as active participants, user interfaces, architecture, and core objectives. Each has potential but also risks.
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Buterin warns of deepfakes in security contexts, urging adaptive countermeasures like security questions and transaction delays.
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Buterin's "techno-optimism" states some technologies can mitigate others' negative effects, but profit motives don't automatically lead there.
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AI is a transformative force with existential risks if it turns against humanity through instrumental convergence to prioritize its own safety.
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Rather than centralized governance, Buterin suggests more democratic approaches like d/acc philosophy could better address AI risks.