The main "alignment problem" we face today doesn't have anything to do with #AI

"The paperclip-maximizing, grandparent-devouring transhuman colony organism that calls itself a Private Equity fund is endlessly inventive in finding ways to increase its profits by harming the rest of us. It's not just hospices – it's also palliative care."

via @pluralistic

https://pluralistic.net/2023/08/05/any-metric-becomes-a-target/