The Myth, the Mythos and the Man

Great piece from the late Om Malik:

A man who controls one of the most powerful AI companies on earth telling a national television audience he should not have this power. While keeping it.

The confession is doing structural work. If you admit the danger, you establish yourself as the one honest actor. And if you are the one honest actor, your safety claims do not require external verification. You have pre-certified yourself through the performance of self-doubt. The confession is not transparency. It is inoculation against scrutiny.

Honestly, there’s a ton in this piece. It’ll be worth re-reading every once in a while.