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Rudolf Laine
@LRudL_
For my writing, see here: nosetgauge.com
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    Rudolf Laine
    @LRudL_
    May 31, 2025
    Most reactions to the impending AI automation of the economy are: (1) denial, or (2) simplistic patches like UBI But the modern social contract is based on states & companies needing human labor. @luke_drago_ and I outline a more robust way forward in a Time op-ed.
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    Rudolf Laine
    @LRudL_
    Apr 10, 2025
    It is socially unacceptable to call for the end of someone's life, someone's family, or any other group of people. It should be at least as condemned to call for the same for all of humanity. The latter is a superset of the former.
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    The Melancholy of Miss Distance
    @softminus
    Apr 9, 2025
    Replying to @rcobooth
    There's been a fraction of AI guys (not just randos, this includes some luminaries in the field) proudly stating that they would be unperturbed — **if not outright happy** — with the dying-out/extinction/genocide/replacement of mankind at the hands of AI. Here are some examples:
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    Rudolf Laine
    @LRudL_
    May 31, 2025
    Replying to @LRudL_
    First, let's be clear that the whole point of the AGI labs is automating everyone. The "G" is for "general". The idea is that the entire economy is then controlled by a few AGI labs + gov, and they're altruistic & rich enough to pay UBI History is not optimistic about this
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    Rudolf Laine
    @LRudL_
    Jul 9, 2025
    With @luke_drago_, I’m cofounding Workshop Labs, a public benefit corporation preventing human disempowerment from AI. See below for: -impact case -what we’re building -what we hope the future looks like -what we’re hiring for
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    Rudolf Laine
    @LRudL_
    Dec 28, 2024
    If AI totally replaces human labour, that also means no more upwards mobility through your labour, and no more chances for human newcomers or upstarts to disrupt the old order
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    Rudolf Laine
    @LRudL_
    May 27, 2025
    AI today: me: oh AI, expert in every domain, distiller of all human knowledge, seer of patterns that span a million gigabytes that mortal man could never understand—tell me, what is the answer? AI: sure, I will do a web search & summarize the top 3 vapid listicles for you
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    Rudolf Laine
    @LRudL_
    May 31, 2025
    Replying to @LRudL_
    In the longer-term, as AIs get closer to a Pareto improvement over even augmented humans: we should work towards control & ownership over AI being widely diffused. As G. K. Chesterton said: the problem with capitalism is that there are too few capitalists
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    Rudolf Laine
    @LRudL_
    May 31, 2025
    Replying to @LRudL_
    So what should we do? In the short-term: extend the window where human labor is economically relevant. Strangely enough, no one's really trying, despite the massive business opportunity. lol.
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    Rudolf Laine
    @LRudL_
    May 31, 2025
    Replying to @LRudL_
    The best future runs through keeping alive pluralism, the division of power, and the scope for human agency. And that future is probably achievable, if only we build the tech that enables it
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    Rudolf Laine
    @LRudL_
    May 31, 2025
    Replying to @LRudL_
    Many solutions to other (very real) AI risks (like AI going rogue and misuse by bad actors) also centralize, making the balance-of-power picture even worse for society. To the full extent possible, we should solve those through R&D and defensive hardening, not centralization
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    Rudolf Laine
    @LRudL_
    Aug 23, 2025
    parts of the AI safety community have been criticized for advocating for a centralized “Manhattan Project” for AGI, given the power concentration risks it entails. but few understand the real play: given modern state capacity, putting gov in charge is our surest route to a pause
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    Rudolf Laine
    @LRudL_
    Dec 29, 2024
    Thanks to @jam3scampbell for very nice words about my most recent essay! I aim to have a bunch more posts up shortly touching on similar themes; you can sign up for emails with the link below:
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    James Campbell
    @jam3scampbell
    Dec 29, 2024
    this is one of the best essays I’ve read all year and really cleanly articulates all of the thoughts I’ve been yelling to ppl about for a while
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    Rudolf Laine
    @LRudL_
    May 31, 2025
    Replying to @LRudL_
    Link to (short!) op-ed: time.com/7289692/when-a… To read 20k+ more words on this topic, see intelligence-curse.ai
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    What Happens When AI Replaces Workers?
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    Rudolf Laine
    @LRudL_
    Mar 3, 2025
    Replying to @liz_love_lace and @ESYudkowsky
    I agree that the political worldbuilding for dath ilan in Planecrash is some of the most interesting I've seen. I wrote a review that summarises that part in detail:
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    Review: Planecrash
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