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"Abolish" is hyperbole.

Insufficiently regulated capitalism fails to account for negative externalities. Much like a Paperclip Maximising AI.

One could even go as far as saying AGI alignment and economic resource allocation are isomorphic problems.



Agreed. At the same time, regulators too need regulation.

From history, governments have done more physical harm (genocides, etc) than capitalist companies with advanced tech (I know Chiquita and Dow exist).




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