Artificial intelligence isn’t just a techn ology—it’s a battleground of competing values\, incentives\, and worldviews .
Accelerationists see AI as a force for human progress\, unlocking n ew frontiers of innovation and economic growth. Safetyists warn that its ra pid development could unleash existential risks that outpace our capacity f or control. Skeptics take issue with salvation and doomsday narratives\, in stead grappling with how AI’s deployment amplifies existing social and econ omic inequalities.Too often\, these camps speak past one another. Yet to ch art a responsible path forward\, their dialogue is essential.
This co nversation brings together Jason Crawford (Roots of Progress)\, Amba Kak (A I Now Institute)\, and Brian McGrail (Center for AI Safety Action Fund) to explore the fault lines and shared assumptions among these major schools of thought\, what we at the Berkman Klein Center call the AI Triad. Together\ , they’ll examine where accelerationists\, safetyists\, and skeptics most p roductively disagree\, and where their goals may unexpectedly align.
Moderated by BKC Faculty Director Jonathan Zittrain\, this event is part of our ongoing effort to foster dialogue across divided intellectual communit ies and to surface the moral\, technological\, and empirical premises drivi ng the AI debate.
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