on your mark, get set,

compete!

compete — Oct. 2025 — © dh

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there is a race to train machines to be better than people at all the things humans do… and then use those machines to outcompete humans for the resources that they need.

Aza Raskin, (1984 – ), American technologist / designer / ethicist…
[co-founder, Center for Humane Technology]

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race 1

there is a race
to replace
what we do
and how we do it
with machines

a race
to reimagine
work
and reinvent
education

a race
to find cures
solve math
unlock novel
discoveries

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race 2

there is a race
to create
and promote
cybernetic
disinformation

a race
to mislead
and manipulate

a race
to control
hearts-and-minds
of unsuspecting
humans

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race 3

there is a race
to be the first
to AGI

a race
to build a god
in a box

a race
to give birth
to a new
intelligent
species

—

a race
for more coin
more power
& more control
of economies

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observation

many races
not many
referees

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consideration

is it even possible
to regulate
a technology

as opaque and inscrutable as AI

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w/ darren harley

every Sunday-ish

🗣️ thank you Aza, Adrian, Farnaz, Roseanna, & Tara.