Silicon Valley’s vision for AI? It’s religion, repackaged.
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Silicon Valley's vision for AI echoes religious ideas like salvation through technology and AI as an all-knowing judge.
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Transhumanism, effective altruism, and longtermism have shaped the tech industry's apocalyptic logic around AI progress.
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Technological determinism and geopolitical pressures drive the race for AGI despite the risks.
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We need to be explicit about which values shape AI development and who gets to decide.
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Alternative narratives beyond tech as moral progress are needed to steer technology toward more humane ends.