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The challenge of "aligning" humans is one reason some folks come to be extremely concerned by the challenge of aligning AIs :)

Aligning non-profit and for profit within the same business is an open challenge too.

Indeed! Of all the influencers/VCs offering up "lessons to take away from the OpenAI debacle," I don't think I've seen, "don't try to partially transition a non-profit into a for-profit 8 years after its founding."

If someone is so arrogant/delusional to think that only they are qualified to be the steward of an AGI, they're exactly the type of person you DON'T want in the role.

Sadly this is a common pattern, anyone who wants to be an x should be the last choice to be an x

In the past I've considered x to be any of, Politician, Police Officer, Central Banker, Ambassador, General Staff

It isn't a stretch to add "Steward of AGI" to the set

Hardcore nerd spends whole life obsessing over matrix multiplication at the expense of: social skills, human relationships, and anything involving the organic world. Color me surprised.