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(I began writing this post several weeks ago, but political events are moving much faster than I expected, so I am publishing now out of fear that otherwise the message will arrive too late to have an impact.)
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In this post I want to explain a concept,
and issue a warning based on it.
But I expect the warning will be superfluous if my explanation is sufficient.
If you want to convey the idea
"the rattlesnake has venom in its fangs, so don't let it bite you",
you won't need a hard sell for the concluding advice
if the listener understands the initial statement about venom.
The word for the concept I want to illustrate is partisanize,
which means to align an issue with a political tribe.
It is modeled on politicize,
but the latter word is not useful here.
It would be meaningless to say "Don't Politicize AI Safety":
the project is intrinsically political.
It involves international diplomacy, consensus-building,
the willingness to sacrifice near-term economic growth for long-term human values,
and a brutally difficult coordination problem.
AI Safety is inescapably political, but not inevitably partisan.
It's possible that,
like issues such as infrastructure or [...]
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First published:
September 16th, 2026
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Rx38cuCpL9hguLCDq/for-love-of-the-lightcone-don-t-partisanize-ai-safety
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