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Gradual Disempowerment

by Michael Thiessen
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Last Thursday at 11:00 PM to Yesterday at 2:30 AM GMT
Waterloo, ON, Canada

Posted on: 8th Sep 2025

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Meet inside The Shops at Waterloo Town Square - we will congregate in the indoor seating area next to the Your Independent Grocer with the trees sticking out in the middle of the benches (pic) at 7:00 pm for 15 minutes, and then head over to my nearby apartment's amenity room. If you've been around a few times, feel free to meet up at the front door of the apartment at 7:30 instead.

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Lighter fare time is over, let’s discuss gradual disempowerment risks from advanced AI.

Readings:

The original paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2501.16946
For a paper it’s actually very readable and not too long (~18 pages).
Alternatively, you can read my much shorter summary of the paper + some opinion here.

Optional:

Zvi’s longer take and summary