Freeing Thucydides
Prompted by discussion with Buck Shlegeris and others at the Forethought retreat. The idea that AI could bring an end to Thucydides traps is Buck’s. Speculative. I think it's plausible that we will not see sustained competition between actors for control over the future, due to one of two outcomes: If we have AGI, growth and shifts in the distribution of power could become much more rapid. One actor plausibly just outgrows the others and forms a hegemon. If that fails to occur and there is uncer
By djbinder