What Daniel Lemire thinks about AI alignment
Computer science professor who works on fast data processing; co-author of the simdjson parser and a weekly blogger about software performance since 2004.
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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Daniel Lemire has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsThese people tend to carry a totalitarian ideology. Their ideas will only work if everyone is made to agree.
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Our readingLess technology and less wealth increase the risk of human extinction, rather than reduce it.
Their wordsIn fact, the risk of human extinction is assuredly higher if we are poorer and have less technology.