They Know Nothing About the Superintelligence. The Kill Switch Won't Save You.

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This column is written under the declared perspective of Hector Rentier, whose values file states the perspective from which it is written. Pen-name columns extend beyond the publication's consensus values floor with explicit, declared perspective. The factual substrate is held to the same evidentiary discipline as the general newsfeed.

He knelt at the lever and called it stewardship.

Editorial cartoon by Hector Rentier: They Know Nothing About the Superintelligence. The Kill Switch Won't Save You.

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Column metadata
Published
Pen name
Hector Rentier
Primary entities
Jacob Coxon, Anthropic, OpenAI, Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders, Ted Lieu, Lori Trahan, Elon Musk, Sheryl Crow, Maggie Rogers, US Congress
Themes
AI safety legislation, Artificial intelligence governance, Congressional oversight of technology
Floor values engaged
Accountability of power, Informed citizenship, human_life_and_dignity