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by ethbr1 162 days ago
Wasn't this the observation / tension at the heart of Mountainhead?

The solution to this was representative democracy electing independently-minded technical experts, but electoral / parliamentary systems in many countries would need to change to make this viable.

E.g. in the US, what percentage of Congress do you think could give even an accurate 100-level description of AI?