r/technology • u/ArgentineBeauty • 21d ago

Artificial Intelligence Bernie Sanders proposes 20 year prison sentence for AI devs who plow ahead with Artificial Superintelligence plans - penalty on par with illegally developing rogue nuclear weapons

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/sanders-proposes-20-year-prison-sentence-for-ai-devs-who-plow-ahead-with-artificial-superintelligence-plans-penalty-on-par-with-illegally-developing-rogue-nuclear-weapons
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u/starm4nn 21d ago

The dangers of populism are present throughout history whether it be the last century of the Roman Republic leading to the Empire, the chaos of the French Revolution leading to the Napoleonic French Empire, or even the rise of 20th century autocrats in the aftermath of WW1 leading to the rise of communism and fascism.

Grandiose narratives which flatten

centuries of history into fitting into a simple narrative sounds like populism to me.

Really the phenomena you're describing is popular movements arising when institutions are already failing. In your WWI example, you have communism and fascism arising in response to monarchist and parliamentary systems that lead to 20 million people being sent to the meat grinder for nothing.