What Dean W. Ball thinks about discipline
Head of strategic futures at OpenAI, writing in his own name. Writes Hyperdimensional, a newsletter on emerging technology and the future of governance.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Dean W. Ball has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsAgents will need persistent, unique identifiers that allow their actions to be traced back to a responsible actor. Doing this successfully will also require human users to possess a unique identifier.